20-Dec-2012 00:05

Exclusive: Benedict Cumberbatch talks terrorist Star Trek into Darkness villain - Yahoo! Movies UK (blog) :: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-editors/exclusive-benedict-cumberbatch-talks-terrorist-star-trek-darkness-231459433.html

Manchester City embark on new era - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20727479

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

Full story behind Mitchell 'pleb' row will surprise, says Met chief | UK news ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/18/mitchell-pleb-row-met-chief

Power play keeps Romania in spotlight - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01fff1dc-4926-11e2-9225-00144feab49a.html

To understand Christmas, go to the pub - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f22f194-485d-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a.html

Is it the last Christmas post for a state-owned Royal Mail? | UK news | The ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/18/last-christmas-post-royal-mail

Rosie Sykes' shin of beef, stout and prune pie recipe | Life and style | guardian ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/19/rosie-sykes-beef-stout-prune-pie-recipe

Canadian claims to have cracked code in Second World War pigeon mystery - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Canadian%2Bclaims%2Bhave%2Bcracked%2Bcode%2BSecond%2BWorld%2Bpigeon%2Bmystery/7720296/story.html

Myleene Klass and Ella Henderson record a Christmas song together! Kind of ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/myleene-klass-and-ella-henderson-record-1497354

Matt Cardle launches scathing attack on X Factor winner James Arthur - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2250628/Matt-Cardle-launches-scathing-attack-X-Factor-winner-James-Arthur.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Why Did Apple Agree To Let Google Maps Back In The Tent? - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/12/19/why-did-apple-agree-to-let-google-maps-back-in-the-tent/

Royal Lancaster Infirmary visiting ban amid norovirus outbreak - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-20790608

Human intelligence Cleverer still - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21568704-geniuses-are-getting-brighter-and-genius-levels-iq-girls-are-not-far?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Pirate Party Shuts Down Pirate Bay Proxy After Legal Threat - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/pirate-party-shuts-down-p_n_2331682.html

Profile: South Korea's first female president Park Geun-Hye - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/9756649/Profile-South-Koreas-first-female-president-Park-Geun-Hye.html

Europe must be sold on shale's merits - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5a6c1f6-49ec-11e2-a7b1-00144feab49a.html

Lostprophets rocker Ian Watkins accused of plotting to rape a baby girl - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lostprophets-rocker-ian-watkins-accused-1497254

Time for a change: Doctor Who shows off his new digs as the Tardis gets an ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2250748/Doctor-Who-shows-new-digs-Tardis-gets-interior-make-over.html

UBS Libor case uncovers tangled web of bank-broker relations | Business | The ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/19/ubs-libor-case-fine-emails

English councils have their spending cut - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/council-cuts-in-england-to-rise-by-1-7-per-cent-in-2013

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins charged with child sex offences - National Post :: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/12/19/lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-charged-with-child-sex-offences/

'Plebgate': inquiry launched into 'plot to oust' Andrew Mitchell - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9757128/Plebgate-inquiry-launched-into-plot-to-oust-Andrew-Mitchell.html

David Cameron commits to fighting 2015 election on anti-Europe ticket - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/9756858/David-Cameron-commits-to-fighting-2015-election-on-anti-Europe-ticket.html

Cancer patient Neon Roberts at centre of legal battle over treatment undergoes ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/neon-roberts-at-centre-of-legal-battle-1497812

Don't blame Instagram users -- blame Instagram - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57560116-93/dont-blame-instagram-users-blame-instagram/

Families to pay more council tax but face cutbacks in services - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3636659.ece

Andrew Mitchell: the facts and the fuzz - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/19/andrew-mitchell-the-facts-and-the-fuzz

Leeds United v Chelsea: hosts suffer the Blues with bitter rivalry renewed as ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/9757110/Leeds-United-v-Chelsea-hosts-suffer-the-Blues-with-bitter-rivalry-renewed-as-Chelsea-deliver-five-star-show.html

Britain to withdraw nearly half its troops from Afghanistan - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/britain-to-withdraw-nearly-half-its-troops-from-afghanistan/story-e6frg6so-1226540900003

Foreign ticket shock at London 2012 Olympic Games - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/4706303/Foreign-ticket-shock-at-London-2012-Olympic-Games.html