31-Dec-2012 20:45

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

Gangnam stylishly debunks US myth - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c831b72-4a16-11e2-a7b1-00144feab49a.html

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

Mobile networks braced for 'busiest ever' New Year surge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20876983

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

Police seek two men dressed as Oompa Loompas over Norwich assault - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/31/police-seek-two-men-dressed-as-oompa-loompas-over-norwich-assault-3333976/

Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs monitoring Wilfried Zaha - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/31/wilfried-zaha-crystal-palace-transfer-window

David Ford: Assassination attempt on Belfast policeman foiled as live bomb is ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254940/Second-terrorist-bomb-near-Northern-Ireland-police-station-officers-investigating-foiled-attack-reveal-policeman-target-family-drive.html

Man fights for life after Christmas trolley ram at UK shopping centre - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/news/man-fights-for-life-after-christmas-trolley-ram-at-uk-shopping-centre/story-fnehlez2-1226545971915

'Oompa Loompa' Attack: Police Hunt Pair - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1031937/oompa-loompa-attack-police-hunt-pair

Facebook drops flawed special New Year feature - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/facebook-drops-flawed-special-new-year-feature-/497344/

Man in critical condition after Marks and Spencer trolley row - London24 :: http://www.london24.com/news/crime/man_in_critical_condition_after_marks_and_spencer_trolley_row_1_1757120

Jakarta Joins The New Year Celebrations - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1031731/jakarta-joins-the-new-year-celebrations

Iain Duncan Smith: we've brought back fairness to welfare - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9772131/Iain-Duncan-Smith-weve-brought-back-fairness-to-welfare.html

Angry Birds, YouTube among top apps of 2012 - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-apps-2012bre8bu07x-20121231,0,3549142.story

Terror suspect absconds while being monitored - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9773502/Terror-suspect-absconds-while-being-monitored.html

Newcastle's Demba Ba has the skill but is dodgy knee a gamble too far? - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/dec/31/newcastle-demba-ba-knee

France's Hollande to propose revised supertax on rich - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/31/france-tax-idUKL5E8NV4KI20121231

Hillary beats Michelle Obama to top list of America's most admired women of ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255403/Hillary-beats-Michelle-Obama-list-Americas-admired-women-2012--Sarah-Palin-comes-FIFTH.html

The Delhi gang-rape - Jerusalem Post :: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id%3D297944

Pakistan releases eight Taliban prisoners - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistan-releases-eight-taliban-prisoners/2012/12/31/9ee28f8c-537b-11e2-8b9e-dd8773594efc_story.html

Body of pub landlord who disappeared with £30000 Christmas fund found in sea ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255401/Malcolm-Levesconte-Body-pub-landlord-disappeared-30-000-Christmas-fund-sea-near-Dover.html

Did Neil Armstrong lie about the origins of his 'one small step' speech? And did ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2255346/Did-Neil-Armstrong-lie-origins-small-step-speech-And-did-fluff-lines.html

EU: Britain could be given 'second-class' membership of bloc - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-britain-could-be-given-secondclass-membership-of-bloc-8434233.html

Pregnant Kim Kardashian and Kanye are in for a bumpy ride as they are pictured ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2255433/Pregnant-Kim-Kardashian-Kanye-bumpy-ride-pictured-time-baby-news-airport.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Fiscal cliff deadline looms as talks on a deal continue – live updates - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/31/fiscal-cliff-congress-deadline-live

Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot From Concussion - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/hillary-clinton-blood-clot-concussion-effects-secretary-states-18099038

New Year's Eve celebrations around the world: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9772591/New-Years-Eve-celebrations-around-the-world-live.html

Fiscal deal 'within sight' -- but chances in Congress unclear - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/31/lawmakers-struggle-to-produce-fiscal-deal-as-ball-drop-set-to-ring-in-tax-hikes/

Peter Higgs: honour for physicist who proposed particle - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20855404