14-Dec-2012 17:00

The X Factor 2012: Who will win? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/x-factor/9729646/The-X-Factor-2012-Who-will-win.html

Investment banker jailed for helping his two lovers make more than £1.5m by ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247477/Investment-banker-Thomas-Ammann-jailed-helping-lovers-make-1-5m-leaking-inside-information.html

Astronomer explained wonders of night sky in understandable terms - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/Astronomer%2Bexplained%2Bwonders%2Bnight%2Bunderstandable%2Bterms/7698239/story.html

Alexander Litvinenko: Poisoned Russian spy was working for British AND ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247486/Alexander-Litvinenko-Poisoned-Russian-spy-working-British-AND-Spanish-intelligence-says-wife.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

The Hobbit, Nick Clegg and the clinical use of LSD - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jakewallissimons/100194222/the-hobbit-nick-clegg-and-the-clinical-use-of-lsd/

Paper car tax disc could be axed - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/12/14/paper-car-tax-disc-could-be-axed-91466-32428262/

John Lewis agrees to flog Microsoft's Surface RT tablets • The Channel - Register :: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/12/14/john_lewis_surface_rt/

Doctors say 1 in 4 kids is not getting enough vitamin D - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20723859

"Definitely not returning to X Factor": Cheryl Cole denies she'll be a judge next year - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cheryl-cole-says-a-definite-no-1489603

Norovirus closes Birmingham City Hospital to visitors - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-20723400

David Cameron attacks Ed Miliband's immigration plans | UK news | guardian.co ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/14/david-cameron-ed-miliband-immigration

Egypt violence: Clashes erupt in Alexandria - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20730787

Hans Rausing 'sprinkled wife's corpse with deodorising powder' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9745557/Hans-Rausing-sprinkled-wifes-corpse-with-deodorising-powder.html

Britain seeks new EU deal from euro zone crisis - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/eu-britain-idUSL5E8ND9AO20121214

Drug use in the UK: high time for a fresh debate - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/2012/12/14/drug-use-in-the-uk-hight-time-for-a-fresh-debate/

'Some may think she has got away with it,' says judge sentencing Margaret Moran - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/9744621/Some-may-think-she-has-got-away-with-it-says-judge-sentencing-Margaret-Moran-over-expenses.html

The Hobbit | A Middling Middle-earth - WSJ.com - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324481204578177191746934894.html

Avigdor Lieberman resigns after fraud charges - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9745740/Avigdor-Lieberman-resigns-after-fraud-charges.html

Britain must 'work at' integration - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/12/14/britain-must-work-at-integration-91466-32430023/

Former MP Moran given supervision order - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc6fd084-45ec-11e2-b7ba-00144feabdc0.html

Mapping showdown: Apple vs Google - CNN (blog) :: http://newsstream.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/14/mapping-showdown-apple-vs-google/

Swift knows she dates 'bad' men - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/swift-knows-she-dates-bad-men-577850.html

"Les Miserables" actor Hugh Jackman gets Walk of Fame star - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57559204/les-miserables-actor-hugh-jackman-gets-walk-of-fame-star/

UN Telecom Chief 'Surprised' by US-Led Treaty Snub - ABC News - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/telecom-chief-surprised-us-led-treaty-snub-17971541

School Shooting In Connecticut, US, Say Police - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1025646/school-shooting-in-connecticut-us-say-police

Obama now looks at Kerry for secretary of State - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/12/14/obama-kerry-rice-secretary-of-state/1769037/

Syrian protesters slam U.S. blacklisting of jihadist group | News , Middle East ... - The Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Dec-14/198527-syrian-protesters-slam-us-blacklisting-of-jihadist-group.ashx

Root happy with battling 73 on debut - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20729771

Geminid meteor shower reigns in the night sky (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/1214/Geminid-meteor-shower-reigns-in-the-night-sky-video

Sky News: UK Millionaire died of cocaine use - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id%3D826671

Gary McKinnon will not face UK charges - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20730627