UK blood pressure diagnosis and treatment to change

The way blood pressure is diagnosed and treated is to be revolutionised due to new guidelines for the medical profession issued by NICE.

These guidelines, developed in conjunction with the British Hypertension Society, will mark the first time a change has been made in the way blood pressure is monitored by GPs in over a century.

One key aspect of the new instructions is the recommendation that high blood pressure should be diagnosed using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

This involves the patient wearing a monitor for 24 hours to gauge their level of blood pressure.

They are also simplify the treatment strategy for high blood pressure, focusing on the most effective treatments, offering specific guidance for how to combat the condition in people of different ages.

University of Leicester Professor Bryan Williams, chair of the NICE hypertension guideline, believes the new approach could mean that some 25 per cent of people currently being diagnosed as hypertensive in the doctor's clinic may not need treatment.
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Brangelina ranked third richest couple by Forbes

LOS ANGELES: They may not be as famous in Europe as Posh 'n' Becks, Brangelina or even Jay Z and Beyonce, but the richest couple in the world are supermodel Gisele Bundchen and her American football playing husband Tom Brady, according to Forbes magazine.

The pair earned a grand total of $76m between May 2010 and May 2011 says the magazine, and it seems that Gisele was the household's main breadwinner (if they do actually eat bread).
The Brazilian raked in $45m during the year and is apparently on course to become the world's first billionaire supermodel. Her husband only contributed a meagre $31m to the family finances. But even if they were to lose all their endorsement deals the couple would probably still be able to scrape by on Brady's $18m-a-year salary from the New England Patriots.
Mr and Mrs Bundchen may have taken the prize this year but they faced stiff competition from pop's premiere couple, Beyonce and her rap star husband Jay Z. The pair have extensive business interests, but it seems Jay was slightly more successful with his last year. He contributed $37m of the $72m that the couple earned, although Beyonce was not far behind with earnings of $35m.

In third place came Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. As with Gisele and Tom Brady it was the lady of the house who earned the most. Jolie was paid $30m last year, while Pitt pulled in rather less - just $20m, although it was a quiet year for the actor.

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South Sudan clashes kill 600

The U.N. on Monday called for reconciliation in the newly-established Republic of South Sudan after fighting reportedly left at least 600 dead and at least 26,000 cattle stolen.

The Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General, Hilde F. Johnson urged restraint Monday after fighting between the Murle and Lou Nuer communities in Jonglei State, killed at least 600 and left more than 750 wounded.

Clashes broke out early Thursday morning and lasted through the day, South Sudan authorities reported. The U.N. on Friday dispatched an assessment and verification team to two of the conflict areas.
The team found 28 casualties at one site and 30 at another along with a number of huts burned to the ground, said Aleem Siddique, spokesman for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
The violence occurred when members of the Murle tribe attacked villages of the Lou Nuer, Siddique said.
Though the violence had largely stopped, reconciliation efforts were needed to maintain the peace, he said.

"Peaceful dialogue is the primary means for reconciliation, and the tribal leaders need to sit down and work out their differences."

Between January and the end of June 2011, nearly 2,400 people had died in 330 clashes across South Sudan, according to a July U.N. report. Most of these casualties resulted from cattle rustling incidents in Jonglei State's Pibor County
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Rebel forces took over Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya Compound

Libya: August 23 as it happened: Coverage of events in Libya on August 23 as rebel forces took over Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound.

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Earthquake in US: Quake sends US East Coast scrambling like 9/11

WASHINGTON: Thousands of people across the US East Coast raced frantically into the streets Tuesday as an earthquake sent shock waves of the kind last seen almost exactly a decade ago on September 11.

The US eastern seaboard has few larger earthquakes. Many workers were bewildered -- and feared the worst -- as their desks swayed violently and their ceilings and walls shook.

In a region days away from commemorating the trauma of the September 11, 2001 attacks, many immediately suspected terrorism as they raced down stairways to parks and street corners.

Kacie Marano, who works at a think-tank two blocks away from the White House, said that she worried that the earthquake could be something more sinister as the alarms went off and her books fell on the floor.

"Initially, I wasn't sure it was an earthquake," she said as she waited in a downtown park. "When we're so close to the White House, you always have to think whether it's an earthquake or something else."

Kassandra Meholick, who works several blocks from the US Congress, said: "I thought for sure the Capitol was bombed."

Many people in parks asked one another where they were on September 11, 2001. But unlike 10 years ago, the mood was more festive as people learned that there was little major damage.

Several bars in Washington smelled a business opportunity and declared earthquake happy hours for residents who did not want to brave the commuter crowds -- or who were suddenly given the afternoon off.

"We have a lot of people who got half the day off and we've been busy all day," said Lauren Smith, a bartender at The Ugly Mug bar on Capitol Hill which was offering drink specials.
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London police arrest 100 in riots

More than 100 people have been arrested after bouts of rioting and looting broke out across London.

Emergency services were deployed to respond to "copycat criminal activity" across the capital late on Sunday night and early Monday morning, after trouble flared in Tottenham, north London, Scotland Yard said.

Disturbances erupted in several boroughs in north, south and east London, with reports of trouble in Brixton, Enfield, Walthamstow and Islington.

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A Metropolitan Police spokesman said at least nine officers were injured, including three who were taken to hospital after being hit by a fast-moving vehicle at 12.45am local time. The officers had been in the process of making arrests in Chingford Mount, Waltham Forest, after a shop was looted by youths.

Police said 16 people have been charged with offences in relation to the disorder, including burglary, theft, and violent disorder.

Metropolitan Police Commander Christine Jones said officers were "shocked" at the level of violence directed towards them.

She said: "Officers responding to sporadic disorder in a number of boroughs made more than 100 arrests throughout last night and early this morning.
"This is in addition to the 61 arrests made on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
"So far there have been 16 charges, 11 awaiting CPS advice, 17 bailed, one caution, one sectioned under the Mental Health Act and there are 15 ongoing inquiries.
"Officers are shocked at the outrageous level of violence directed against them. At least nine officers were injured overnight in addition to the 26 injured on Saturday night.
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