News Headlines - 28 November 2012

▽Mark Carney: it’s the Governor of the Bank of England, not the Second Coming - Telegraph

In little more than 24 hours since George Osborne announced his appointment, Mark Carney has not just become the new Governor of the Bank of England but also attained messiah status for the UK financial system and wider British economy. As far as expectation management goes, Carney has lost the battle already.

▽Police admit giant MP Cyril Smith DID sexually abuse boys | The Sun

GIANT MP Cyril Smith DID sexually abuse boys decades ago, police said yesterday. The admission came after prosecutors confirmed the 29st Lib Dem politician had slipped through the net THREE TIMES over the years. Smith, who died in 2010 aged 82, was dogged by abuse rumours throughout his career but no charges were brought.

▽Einstein's brain 'exceptionally complicated' - Telegraph

Albert Einstein's brain contained an unusually high number of folds which may have provided him with the ability to think in "extraordinary ways", scientists claim.

▽Sea butterflies already feeling the sting of ocean acidification? | Ars Technica

Take ocean acidification—the change in ocean chemistry due to the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere. The degree of acidification is already beyond the likely range of natural variability of the past thousand years. Acidification has already been linked to impacts on marine life, as a report on a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon indicated earlier this year.

▽Algal bloom keeps Sydney beach closed | Herald Sun

SYDNEY'S Clovelly Beach remains closed as a red algal bloom lingers, making the waters resemble tomato soup. Blooms appeared at eastern suburb shorelines on Tuesday, forcing the closure of beaches at Bondi, Clovelly and Gordons Bay.