18-Oct-2012 17:35

Lance Armstrong case creates an unlikely hero - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19930514

Norwegian base jumper survives terrifying drop - Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/jumper-survives-terrifying-fall-174805796.html

Venezuela profit without kicking a ball - BBC Sport (blog) :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2012/10/venezuela_profit_without_kicki.html

Belgium provide daunting test for on-the-brink Scotland - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19941098

Pp-penguin picks up a prize: Majestic birds swimming through icy waters in ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219438/P-p-penguin-picks-prize-Majestic-birds-swimming-icy-waters-Antarctica-wins-coveted-photography-award.html

Harpurhey shop staff attacked with hammer, axe and crowbar - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-19988729

Fame Academy Coach Slams The X Factor's Rylan - MTV UK :: http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-x-factor/366887-the-x-factor-rylan-clark-slammed-fame-academy-vocal-coach

MPs' expenses scandal: bid to block details of expenses scandal 'doomed to ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/9617127/MPs-expenses-scandal-bid-to-block-details-of-expenses-scandal-doomed-to-failure.html

Clashes erupt at Greek anti-austerity protests - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-greece-strike-idUSBRE89G1XI20121018

Ben Needham: Police to dig for missing toddler - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ben-needham-police-to-dig-for-missing-toddler-8215892.html

Ben Needham disappearance: A 21-year-old mystery - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19992514

Colombia and Farc negotiators launch Norway peace talks - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19994289

Kutcher takes top spot in TV wage rankings - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/kutcher-takes-top-spot-in-tv-wage-rankings-570970.html

Alex Salmond: UK a 'nonsense' that will end in 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/9615996/Alex-Salmond-UK-a-nonsense-that-will-end-in-2014.html

MPs' expenses scandal: Independent regulator blocks expenses publication - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/9617963/MPs-expenses-scandal-Independent-regulator-blocks-expenses-publication.html

Bletchley Park, home of Turing's code breakers, gets £480000 donation as ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bletchley-park-home-of-turings-code-breakers-gets-480000-donation-as-hague-launches-spy-drive-8216711.html

Anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out 'welcomes' Terry's acceptance of four ... - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/10/18/3459441/anti-racism-campaign-group-kick-it-out-welcomes-terrys?source%3Dbreakingnews

Pakistan investigators still clueless on girl's shooting - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/pakistan-investigators-still-clueless-on-girl-s-shooting-281586

Alex Salmond tells conference 'the nonsense ends' in 2014 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19984633

Earth-size Alpha Centauri B planet detected by telltale star wobble - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/1018/Earth-size-Alpha-Centauri-B-planet-detected-by-telltale-star-wobble

"My son couldn't have done it," his father, Quazi Ahsanullah, said weeping. - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57535039/family-of-alleged-federal-reserve-bomb-plotter-quazi-mohammad-rezwanul-ahsan-nafis-shocked-at-allegations/

Missing vet 'sent half text' after she was last seen alive, as police question man ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9618175/Missing-vet-sent-half-text-after-she-was-last-seen-alive-as-police-question-man-on-suspicion-of-murder.html

'Quick fix' weight-loss op patients ignore risk - Herald.ie :: http://www.herald.ie/news/quick-fix-weightloss-op-patients-ignore-risk-3264066.html

Barclays sets aside further £700m for PPI - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf79bb6a-192b-11e2-af88-00144feabdc0.html

Poland reviewing rain-delayed qualifier - SI.com :: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/wires/10/18/2080.ap.soc.poland.stadium.2nd.ld.writethru.251/index.html

Cameron's 'fair energy' pledge in chaos as Minister bids retreat - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/confusion-grows-over-fuel-bill-law-8216053.html

Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2012/10/18/apple-loses-tablet-copyright-appeal-against-samsung656627/

What's in a date? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19995545

Twitter blocks content of German neo-Nazi group - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/tech/twitter-censorship/index.html

EU Summit, austerity protests: Live Report - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gcBapibHyF05v4JIt8LSPuyRObcQ?docId%3DCNG.c5884b3c948633deab5c070b86f60660.481

Would-Be Terrorist Tried to Bomb New York Federal Reserve Bank: Feds - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/terrorist-bomb-york-federal-reserve-bank-feds/story?id%3D17502708