20-Dec-2012 02:07

Who and what bust Halifax Bank of Scotland? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20729835

White House says Obama will move swiftly on gun control after Newtown - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/17/white-house-obama-gun-control-newtown

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

Alex Lozowski on swapping Chelsea for Leeds Carnegie - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20725921

Mark Carney gets £250000 a year additional allowance - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3636164.ece

James Moore: Diamond got a rough deal as Barclays took first blow in ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/james-moore-diamond-got-a-rough-deal-as-barclays-took-first-blow-in-punishment-for-libor-8426383.html

BBC chiefs survive Jimmy Savile fiasco - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9756956/BBC-chiefs-survive-Jimmy-Savile-fiasco.html

Plebgate: 30 police officers now working on investigation - UK - Scotsman.com - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/plebgate-30-police-officers-now-working-on-investigation-1-2698746

New Hillsborough inquiry will put FA under scrutiny - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3635916.ece

UPDATE 6-Obama promises gun control action early next year - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/usa-guns-obama-idUSL1E8NJ2VW20121220

Seoul shares open up after election lifts economic hope - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/markets-korea-stocks-idUSL4N09T7YR20121220

Will Instagram Back Down from New Privacy Policy? - Fox Business :: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2045996574001/will-instagram-back-down-from-new-privacy-policy

Memories... Great rivals roll back the years in an old-fashioned cup tie at Elland ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2250828/Leeds-Chelsea-roll-years-old-fashioned-cup-tie-Elland-Road.html

Do Who take this woman..? - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/4706346/Do-Who-take-this-woman.html

Apple devices upgraded to iOS 6 spike 29% after Google Maps release - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-ios-6-spike-google-maps-20121219,0,6657953.story

UK singer charged with child sex crimes - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/uk-singer-charged-with-child-sex-crimes/story-fn3dxix6-1226541002945

Mark Carney's vacation shows the fine line public servants walk on conflicts of ... - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Mark%2BCarney%2Bvacation%2Bshows%2Bfine%2Bline%2Bpublic%2Bservants%2Bwalk/7723327/story.html

Israel Defies Allies in Move to Bolster Settlements - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/world/middleeast/rejecting-criticism-israel-forges-ahead-on-settlements.html

Chelsea scores five second-half goals to down Leeds 5-1 in League Cup - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/news/chelsea-scores-five-second-half-goals-to-down-leeds-5-1-in-league-cup/story-fnejlub9-1226541008623

Barca stand by Vilanova after illness relapse - South China Morning Post :: http://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/1108836/barca-stand-vilanova-after-illness-relapse

City leaders warn of crisis over cuts to funding - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/city-leaders-warn-of-crisis-over-cuts-to-funding-8426491.html

Andrew Mitchell 'pleb' row probed by 30 police - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4706402/andrew-mitchell-pleb-row-probed-by-30-police.html

UN Halts Vaccine Work in Pakistan After 2 More Killings - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/world/asia/un-suspends-immunization-work-in-pakistan.html?pagewanted%3Dall

'Chaos and confusion': BBC forced to replace senior news executives following ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chaos-and-confusion-bbc-forced-to-replace-senior-news-executives-following-damning-report-into-its-complete-inability-to-deal-with-jimmy-savile-crisis-8425581.html

Barack Obama to send Congress gun proposals in January, says time for action ... - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Obama%2Bpress%2Bpolicies%2Bfollowing%2BConnecticut%2Bshooting%2BBiden%2Bspearhead/7721777/story.html

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

Bloomberg shows the way on gun control - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdc06492-4873-11e2-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

Savita Halappanavar parents want abortion law in her name - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20779631

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