31-Dec-2012 05:30

Faces of the year: The men - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20710916

Reagan's Last-Ditch Falklands Plea Revealed - Yahoo! News UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/reagans-last-ditch-falklands-plea-revealed-051511439.html

Prince Charles held private meetings with eight ministers in 12 months - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/28/prince-charles-private-meetings-ministers

Quiz of the year - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce496734-49dd-11e2-a7b1-00144feab49a.html

Tory MP who apologised over smear on Hillsborough disaster fans dies aged 83 - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/tory-mp-who-apologised-over-smear-on-hillsborough-disaster-fans-dies-aged-83-1-2712687

Chelsea near £7.5m swoop for Newcastle top scorer Demba Ba - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4719136/Chelsea-near-75m-swoop-for-Newcastle-top-scorer-Demba-Ba.html

Apple 'to launch iWatch' smartphone for your wrist - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4719067/Apple-to-launch-iWatch-smartphone-for-your-wrist.html

209 bogus claims firms shut down - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/12/31/209-bogus-claims-firms-shut-down-91466-32519606/

Cosmetic surgery firms face ban on giving free advice - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cosmetic-surgery-firms-face-ban-on-giving-free-advice-8433759.html

Duncan Smith condemns tax credits - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20873180

Cosmetic surgery patients to face long wait in clampdown - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4719568/Cosmetic-surgery-patients-to-face-long-wait-in-clampdown.html

Britain heading in right direction: Cameron - Business Recorder (blog) :: http://www.brecorder.com/business-a-economy/189/1274732/

Its official! Heels really do make women look good - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/its-official-heels-really-do-make-women-look-good/1052424/

UK "X Factor" winner regains top chart spot - AsiaOne :: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%252BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20121231-392551.html

Strange happenings a fitting end to a strange year - ESPN (blog) :: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/liverpool/id/444?cc%3D4716

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez said to suffer 'complications' - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hugo-chavez-setback-20121231,0,1831571.story

Foiled Car Bomb Attempt In Belfast Condemned - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1031728

Clinton hospitalised with bloodclot - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93ba4b8a-52eb-11e2-aff0-00144feab49a.html

Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld involved in heated exchange at World ... - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/phil-taylor-raymond-van-barneveld-involved-in-heated-post-match-exhange-at-world-darts-championship/story-e6frfkp9-1226545730922

Merkel challenger under fire for underpaid comments - The News International :: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-151618-Merkel-challenger-under-fire-for-underpaid-comments

India reports 25 rapes in week following Delhi gangrape - IBNLive :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indias-hall-of-shame-25-rapes-in-a-week-while-nation-protested-against-delhi-gangrape/313166-3.html

US Congress in final push to reach 'fiscal cliff' deal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20872919

A blood clot's danger depends on where it is - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/30/3987668/a-blood-clots-danger-depends-on.html

US fiscal deal stalls as clock ticks to deadline - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/30/hopes-rise-for-us-fiscal-deal-with-hours-remaining

Children face cruelties of the adult world - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/caeee292-4a16-11e2-a7b1-00144feab49a.html

SPL round-up: Niall McGinn scores a hat-trick as Aberdeen beat Dundee - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/29/dundee-aberdeen-motherwell-kilmarnock-scottish-premier

UKIP Support Hits 15%, According To Opinium Poll For Observer - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/29/ukip-support-15-opinium-poll_n_2382004.html

Lessons the tech world learned in 2012 - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/30/tech-world-lessons-learned-2012

PM's New Year Message: Britain 'heading in right direction' - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/pm-s-new-year-message-britain-heading-in-right-direction-1-2712254

One in 10 police officers 'moonlights' - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/30/one-in-10-police-moonlights

Northern alert: Labour council leaders warn of civil unrest over deeper spending ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/labour-council-leaders-warn-of-civil-1511045