News Headlines - 05 May 2015

▽Video: Queen meets royal baby Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace - Telegraph

The Queen's convoy arrives at Kensington Palace in London so that the monarch can meet Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge

▽Why neither main UK party is competent - FT.com

If the Conservatives win enough seats in the general election to retain power, it will be their reputation for economic competence and Labour’s for the opposite that does it. Are these reputations deserved? Not as much as conventional wisdom has it, would be my answer.
The story we have been repeatedly told has three elements: first, Labour profligacy was responsible for the chaos the coalition inherited; second, the austerity of the past five years has produced a remarkable recovery; and, third, continuing on the same path is the way to return the economy to health.

▽Nearly 75% of men and 65% of women in UK to be overweight by 2030 – study | The Guardian

Ireland leads the trend, with new figures to be presented on Wednesday to the European Congress on Obesity, in Prague suggesting that 89% of men and 85% of women in the country will be overweight or obese by 2030.
In the UK, the comparable figures will be 74% for men and 64% for women, up from 70% and 59% respectively five years ago. The statistics for 57 countries are based on analysis of existing data for 2010 and projections which involved the UK Health Forum, an alliance of public interest and professional groups.

▽Greek government takes aim at creditors over stalled bailout talks | The Guardian

Greece’s government has blasted its creditors for holding back progress on bailout talks, laying the blame squarely on differences between the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

▽Emojis are becoming more popular than words on Instagram, apparently | Metro News

According to an official Instagram blog post, almost half of all communications over Instagram as of March 15 contained emojis.
And Finland is paving the path for the linguistic revolution, with over 60 percent of users in the Scandinavian country using the vast array of pictures to construct entire messages.
France followed suit with 50 percent of users opting for a full emoji message, while the UK and Germany trailed behind with 48 and 47 percent respectively.