18-Dec-2012 10:28

Blind busker: A subterranean story - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20700596

Your pictures of Scotland: 7 - 14 December - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20725756

Police Federation criticises Met over officer arrest in Andrew Mitchell row - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/17/police-federation-andrew-mitchell-arrest

Broken boiler halts project to reach sub-glacial Antarctic lake cut off from the ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/boiler-trouble-leaves-antarctic-lake-project-on-ice-8422487.html

The brighter side of Northern Ireland - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f74a2de-483c-11e2-8aae-00144feab49a.html

Today's challenges go beyond Keynes - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/369d77da-483f-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a.html

Gaza stalemate could lead to lasting peace - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82bb39c8-485c-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a.html

David Cameron's local hunt convicted after RSPCA prosecution | UK news ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/17/david-cameron-hunt-convicted-rspca

Mayan apocalypse looms large in the week ahead - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/16/mayan-apocalypse-looms-week-ahead

It's the nightmare before Christmas for EastEnders' Max and Tanya - BT Life (blog) :: http://www.btlife.bt.com/entertainment/its-the-nightmare-before-christmas-for-eastenders-max-and-tanya/

The casting choices that proved fans wrong - Yahoo! Movies UK :: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/8-casting-outrage-comebacks-133846502.html

British Bill of Rights report due to be published - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20757384

Dentist who killed pedestrian while texting at the wheel is spared jail so she can ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249494/Think-consequences-Tragic-plea-family-grandad-killed-texting-driver-escapes-jail-look-elderly-mother.html

King Richard III's medieval inn recreated by archaeologists | Science | guardian ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/18/king-richard-inn-recreated-archaeologists

Ukip more popular than ever, poll shows - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/9751997/Ukip-deserves-to-be-taken-seriously-after-by-elections-surge-says-Vince-Cable.html

Peter Andre's brother dies - TV3.ie :: http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID%3D1.803.810%26article%3D90922

Care system fails young offenders - report - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20763473

TV chef recipes 'less healthy' than ready meals, says study - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/tv-chef-recipes-less-healthy-than-ready-meals-says-study

Gay marriage calls trust in David Cameron into question, says Cardinal Cormac ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9750580/Gay-marriage-calls-trust-in-David-Cameron-into-question-says-Cardinal-Cormac-Murphy-OConnor.html

Queen set to attend cabinet meeting in Downing Street - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20757382

Obama softens stance on taxes as he and Boehner seek a 'fiscal cliff' compromise - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/ap-sources-new-obama-offer-moves-toward-boehner-with-400000-tax-hike-threshold-more-cuts/2012/12/17/666f2e06-48ab-11e2-8af9-9b50cb4605a7_story.html

Chegwin back for 'Dancing On Ice' - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/chegwin-back-for-dancing-on-ice-578206.html

Sandy Hook Shootings: Protest At Gun Lobby HQ - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1026818/sandy-hook-shootings-protest-at-gun-lobby-hq

GOP senator Grassley, Majority Leader Reid, NRA member Manchin: time to ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/gop-senator-grassley-majority-leader-reid-nra-member-manchin-time-to-debate-gun-violence/2012/12/18/59853840-48ea-11e2-8af9-9b50cb4605a7_story.html

Judge turns down Apple's request to ban Samsung smartphones - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/judge-turns-down-apples-request-to-ban-samsung-smartphones-561208.html

Government launches probe into Comet collapse - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9752148/Government-launches-probe-into-Comet-collapse.html

Goodnight moon: Twin NASA spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, smash into lunar mountain - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1303680--goodnight-moon-twin-nasa-spacecraft-ebb-and-flow-smash-into-lunar-mountain

Markets rise as Obama concession raises hopes US 'fiscal cliff' deal - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9752177/Markets-rise-as-Obama-concession-raises-hopes-US-fiscal-cliff-deal.html

Obama joins vigil for school massacre victims - MarketWatch - MarketWatch :: http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-17/investing/35858482_1_map-flap-fiscal-cliff-obamacare

Experts turn up heat on celebrity chef recipes - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-18/celebrity-chef-recipes-less-healthy-study/4434688

Investigation Launched Into Comet Collapse - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1026872/investigation-launched-into-comet-collapse