'Most wanted' rapist surrenders in Spain (BBC News) A man from Kent who fled the country while on bail for rape hands himself in after a Crimestoppers' campaign in Spain.

Get entranced by Armin (Manila Bulletin) The world’s No. 1 DJ comes back to thrill Filipino Thanks to Bigfish, Armin van Buuren, the electronic music icon who gained the respect of music-lovers everywhere with his consistently impressive tunes and innovative trance productions, is flying back to Manila to mesmerize Filipinos with his music.

James DeGale: Gold and blubber (Times Online) The British boxer won glory in Beijing. His fight now is to lose the post-Games pounds

Nation1 has found its digital groove (The Herald) When the respected Fraser of Allander institute at Strathclyde University joined the ranks of experts that believe a recession would be unavoidable in Scotland next year, all that seemed to be in doubt was the probable length and depth of the slowdown.

Green guru to the stars falls out with Friends of the Earth (Sunday Herald) and Jade Jagger's green guru has branded Friends of the Earth (FoE) a "dinosaur organisation" after the eco-group accused him of misleading the public by claiming that "partying can save the planet".

Let's take a marriage sabbatical (Times Online) Does absence make the heart grow fonder or forgetful? One couple separated for months. Did it help or hurt?

Music Review: New Order - Technique (Blogcritics.org) Now reissued, the Mancunians' acid house inspired tour de force is no antique Of all of the Salford foursomes' albums between Movement and Republic, Technique seems to be regarded by certain critics, and even some of their most rabid fans, with a degree of rare noncommittal apathy. Dismissed at the time as the “Ibiza” album, the widely held perception on it's release was that it embodied the ...

2009 Seat Ibiza receives Golden Steering Wheel award (AutoSpies.com) Seat is commemorating a series of remarkable European awards for its all-new Ibiza super mini after the panel of judges in both Germany and the Netherlands designated it top of its class.

Dannii Minogue on Simon Cowell's vanity, how Sharon reduced her to tears, and her rivalry with Cheryl Cole (Daily Mail) She could be facing the axe from X Factor, but here, Dannii comes out fighting - how Simon uses more Botox than anyone else, and why her acts are in it to win

Another round of trance (Manila Standard Today) Ready for another heart-pumping, hip-grinding and soul-shaking state of trance, van Buuren-style? Last year, the wildly successful A State of Trance 2007 Tour proved to be something else with blinding fireworks, piercing lights and sweet, sweet trance by Armin van Buuren.