News Headlines - 07 February 2015

Blairites sounded out Alan Johnson on Labour leadership - FT.com

Leading Blairites last November sounded out Alan Johnson, the former home secretary, on whether he intended to stand against Ed Miliband as Labour leader, amid simmering unrest in the party.

Taxi chief says cyclists are like the "ISIS of London" - Cycling Weekly

Steve McNamara told London’s LBC radio described how the “zealots of the cycling world” have been attacking the LTDA online following their objections to the capitals cycle superhighway plans.
“These people, the zealots of the cycling world, are unbelievable. We have had cyber attacks on our websites,” he said on the show.

France 24: Ukraine deal 'a last chance' to avoid war, Hollande says (VIDEO)

On the heels of Franco-German talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin, French President François Hollande on Saturday called a new peace initiative a last-ditch effort to avoid a war in Ukraine.

McDonalds customer finds HUMAN TEETH in her fries in Japan | Daily Mail Online

Japanese officials apologized to the customer for the incident, which occurred in August last year, and said none of the employees at the branch in question had lost a tooth.
They added there were no signs the tooth had been fried - and said they are investigating how it came to be in the fries.

Northern Lights: Incredible Nasa footage shows rising sun meeting Aurora Borealis over the US - The Independent

The video clip – which was taken from the International Space Station on Thursday – shows a haze of green, yellow and orange colours from the polar light show.