03-Jan-2013 17:53

2013... it's going to be a year of soaps 'n' glory - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/4719156/2013-its-going-to-be-a-year-of-soaps-n-glory.html

Blockbusters on the way in 2013 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20756287

X Factor Winner James Arthur Has Credit Card Declined - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/29/x-factor-winner-james-arthur-credit-card_n_2379920.html

Jeremy Guscott Q&A - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20869932

The superhighway of information has a toll - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df0f00ce-4f96-11e2-a744-00144feab49a.html

The future of space tourism - BBC News (blog) :: http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20121025-the-future-of-space-tourism

Quentin Tarantino on 'dumb' Prometheus - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0103/tarantinoq.html

Two baby planets guzzle gas from a 'parent' star found - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/two-baby-planets-guzzle-gas-fromparent-star-found_803208.html

Here's the rumoured line-up for tonight's Celebrity Big Brother... and Rylan Clark ... - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/big_brother/4724604/rumoured-line-up-for-celebrity-big-brother.html

Al Qaida suspect extradited to US - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/al-qaida-suspect-extradited-to-us-8437214.html

2012 second wettest year on record for UK - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/03/2012-uk-second-wettest-year

World Football - North Korean forward heads to South Korea - Yahoo! Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/world-football-north-korean-forward-heads-south-korea-151624562.html

Idle obese 'may lose benefits' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20896963

The elderly have contributed to the state all their life. The Winter Fuel Allowance ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/allanmassie/100067666/the-elderly-have-contributed-to-the-state-all-their-life-the-winter-fuel-allowance-is-the-least-they-deserve/

20 killed after suicide car bomb strikes Shiite pilgrim procession in Iraq - RT (blog) :: http://rt.com/news/suicide-bomber-iraq-mussayab-282/

Links 3 Jan: Apple's Do Not Disturb Bug Is A Self Fixing Unix Problem This Year ... - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/01/03/links-3-jan-apples-do-not-disturb-bug-is-a-self-fixing-unix-problem-this-year-but-it-will-reappear-next/

That Russian Movie Star, Gérard Depardieu - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/world/europe/putin-makes-gerard-depardieu-a-citizen-of-russia.html

Ofcom acts on mid-contract price rises - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7de32950-55b9-11e2-bbd1-00144feab49a.html

Met Office: '2012 second wettest year on record' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20897707

New US Congress Immediately Facing Old Debt Dispute - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/new-us-congress-immediately-facing-old-debt-dispute/1577056.html

Machine translation Conquering Babel - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569014-simultaneous-translation-computer-getting-closer-conquering-babel?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

David Cameron rejects winter fuel allowance cut for pensioners - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-rejects-winter-fuel-allowance-cut-for-pensioners-8437130.html

Cameron rejects call to return Falkland Islands to Argentina - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/03/david-cameron-falkland-islands-argentina

Taliban's Mullah Nazir death spells trouble for Pakistan - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20900876

Indian police file charges against 5 accused in Delhi gang rape - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-01/03/c_132078237.htm

Microsoft Hints at New Xbox Console With E3 Countdown - PC Magazine :: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413800,00.asp

Jim Davidson To Miss Celebrity Big Brother - Orange UK News :: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/jim_davidson_to_miss_celebrity_big_brother

Jim Davidson To Miss Celebrity Big Brother - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1033009/jim-davidson-to-miss-celebrity-big-brother

Brie for borscht? Vladimir Putin awards tax exile Gerard Depardieu Russian ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2013/01/gerard_depardieu_russian_citiz.html

Joe Cole having West Ham medical - ESPN (blog) :: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/onthemove/id/1839

Pakistan says US drones kill senior Taliban figure - Boston Globe :: http://bostonglobe.com/news/world/2013/01/03/pakistan-says-drones-kill-senior-taliban-figure/ivhjhlkLHpK5Gvvg4nuKYL/story.html