31-Dec-2012 18:43

Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2a3d68a-4923-11e2-9225-00144feab49a.html

Change of gear - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ce39a52a-4a86-11e2-968a-00144feab49a.html

Hillsborough smear former MP dies - Liverpool Echo :: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/uk-world-news/2012/12/30/hillsborough-smear-former-mp-dies-100252-32519205/

Tom Cruise succeeding as Jack Reacher is a tall order - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9772573/Tom-Cruise-succeeding-as-Jack-Reacher-is-a-tall-order.html

Sayonara, netbooks: Asus (and the rest) won't make any more in 2013 - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/31/netbooks-dead-2013

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness quits as an MP after refusing to take up his seat ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255300/Martin-McGuinness-quits-MP.html

Fact: women do look better in heels - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/news/fact-women-do-look-better-in-heels-1.1446431

Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's remains claimed by father - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/newtown-shooter-adam-lanza-s-remains-claimed-by-father-1.1096291

Afghan Taliban freed in Pakistan close to Mullah Omar: official - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/31/us-pakistan-afghanistan-omar-idUSBRE8BU08220121231

Lohan rules out stint on Celeb Big Brother - Herald.ie :: http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/lohan-rules-out-stint-on-celeb-big-brother-3339630.html

NI police condemn murder attempt on officer - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/9773054/NI-police-condemn-murder-attempt-on-officer.html

Ba can find solace at St James's - ESPN (blog) :: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/2536

Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9772238/Hillary-Clinton-admitted-to-hospital-with-blood-clot.html

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

Australia and Far East start 2013 party - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/article3644139.ece

Lampard faces uncertain future - Aljazeera.com :: http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2012/12/2012123117344302680.html

EU federalists: UK could be 'associate' member - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20875755

Fiscal cliff: We're not there yet, says Harry Reid - live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9772603/Fiscal-cliff-Were-not-there-yet-says-Harry-Reid-live.html

Man, 60, critically ill after 'trolley rage' incident at Marks & Spencer store - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/31/man-60-critically-ill-after-trolley-rage-incident-at-marks-spencer-store-3334018/

Police hunt for men dressed as Oompa-Loompas after attack on 28-year-old as ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255393/Police-hunt-men-dressed-Oompa-Loompas-attack-28-year-old-left-kebab-house.html

India gang rape 'She held my hand and a tear dropped from her eye': Indian ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/indian-gang-rape-victims-heartbreaking-final-1512645

Competitive markets and patent wars dominated the tech world in 2012 - Financial Express :: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/tech-2012/1052639

Police seek man subject to TPim terror control measure - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20878645

FactCheck: is Britain a tax credit haven? - Channel 4 News (blog) :: http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/factcheck-ids-tax-credit-claims-discredited/12160

Facebook's 'Midnight Delivery' Feature Hit by Privacy Glitch - PC Magazine :: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413707,00.asp

Man critically ill after suspected 'trolley rage' incident at M&S - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9773349/Man-critically-ill-after-suspected-trolley-rage-incident-at-MandS.html

Hillary Clinton to spend New Year's Eve in hospital - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9773309/Hillary-Clinton-to-spend-New-Years-Eve-in-hospital.html

Kim Kardashian Debuts Baby Bump: See First Pics of Kanye West's Pregnant ... - E! Online :: http://www.eonline.com/news/374884/kim-kardashian-debuts-baby-bump-see-first-pics-of-kanye-west-s-pregnant-ladylove

Barnsley sack Keith Hill after Blackburn end week of turmoil with win - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/29/barnsley-blackburn-rovers-championship

It never rains and then it pours. What is going on with our weather? - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/29/rains-pours-weather

Survival of the zombies is bad news - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/911ac966-4ad7-11e2-9650-00144feab49a.html