New Year Honours 2017: Cameron "host" among recipients

Image copyright AP Image caption David Cameron left office sooner than expected in July A Tory official whose London home David Cameron stayed in after he left Downing Street this summer has been appointed CBE in the New Year Honours list.
Associate treasurer Dominic Johnson is one of several party figures to be honoured for political service.
The accommodation provided was registered as a £37,100 donation in kind to Mr Cameron.
Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat grandee Baroness Williams becomes a Companion of Honour.
Businessman David Ord, who gave £25,000 to the Conservatives the day after Theresa May became leader, also gets a knighthood for political service and service to the South West.
The co-owner of Bristol Port Company, who had been south-west regional treasurer of the Conservative Party in the 1990s, was a regular financial backer of the party under David Cameron, donating both nationally and in support of local MPs.
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Brazil boss Tite named among top 10 coaches in world football

The former Corinthians man came in at no.8 on the list of the game"s best national team trainers after leading the Selecao to six consecutive victories
Brazil coach Tite has been named as one of the top ten coaches in world football.
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Xavi: Catalonia would be among top 10 teams in the world

The former Barcelona star claims the independence-chasing region have the players to trouble the established order in world football, and will not rule out coaching them in future
Xavi believes Catalonia would be “among the top 10 or 15 sides in the world” if they were allowed to take part in FIFA ..

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Tablets built for Netflix and chill (among other things) - CNET

A few of these tablet screens could put some of your TVs to shame.Photo by James Martin/CNET The importance of a tablet"s screen quality cannot be understated. The vast majority of your interactions with a given tablet take place on its display.
When it comes to qualifying the best, there"s more to..

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Samsung Galaxy S8 to be among the first to adopt Bluetooth 5.0

The Galaxy S8 rumors galore continues with yet another intel for the highly-anticipated flagship. Yet another report puts the latest Bluetooth 5.0 standard in the Galaxy S8. Bluetooth Special Interest Group, where Samsung is being a member, has certified the standard and is expecting the first devices to use it to come “within two to six months”.
The Galaxy S8 ex expected to be announced in the end of February and go on sale in March, so it sounds like the device may indeed make use of the new BT 5.0. The new standard allows for four times bigger range, twice faster speed, and eight times larger broadcast message capacity.
The rumors about the Galaxy S8 are thriving and while putting every newly announced technology seems appropriate, you should take all of these with suspicion until more solid evidence confirms them.
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Carrick, Valencia and Darmian among those to miss United"s Ukraine trip

Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian have been left out of Manchester United"s trip to Zorya Luhansk, while the omission of Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin underlines how far their stock has fallen.
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Eddie Izzard and Wetherspoons among Brexit vote spenders

Image copyright PA Image caption The comedian and activist was a prominent figure at remain rallies during the campaign Comedian Eddie Izzard spent £36,229 on his campaign to keep the UK in the EU, official details of spending in this summer"s referendum show.
The Labour activist was among Remain supporters who spent less than £250,000 during the campaign, according to the Electoral Commission.
Unite union spent £140,173 while the National Farmers Union spent £73,565.
Leave backers included Sun publisher News Group Newspapers with £96,898 and pub chain JD Wetherspoon £94,586.
Tim Martin, the boss of Wetherspoon, was one of the most outspoken supporters of Brexit in the business community. His pubs launched an advertising campaign attacking the European Commission and other organisations such as the IMF on their beer mats.
Figures published on Tuesday largely cover registered individuals and campaign groups who spent between £10,000 and £250,000 during the referendum campaign.
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Pep Guardiola "satisfied" to see Manchester City among title contenders

Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City side for balancing their domestic and Champions League ambitions but hinted that unhelpful scheduling was costing English teams in Europe.
City drew a key group match in Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 on Wednesday evening and were straight back in action at Burnley in the early g..

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