03-Jan-2013 23:59

UK urged to spend Afghan withdrawal savings on defence - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/31/uk-afghan-withdrawal-savings-defence

Margaret Thatcher, the Falklands war and the welfare state - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/dec/31/thatcher-falklands-welfare-state

Technology teaser: Who will call it right in 2013? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20792067

New hope for Pakistani girl shot by Taliban as father is offered UK job - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-hope-for-pakistani-girl-shot-by-taliban-as-father-is-offered-uk-job-8436225.html

Met Office: 2012 was UK's second wettest year on record - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20898729

Drug research Toxic medicine - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569015-snake-venom-being-used-cure-rather-kill-toxic-medicine?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Television Awards refute claims Jack Whitehall is under pressure to stand down ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/television-awards-refute-claims-jack-whitehall-is-under-pressure-to-stand-down-amid-big-quiz-of-the-year-controversy-8436531.html

36000 bottles of eye drops recalled after printer ink is found inside - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/36000-bottles-of-eye-drops-recalled-after-printer-ink-is-found-inside-8437435.html

'Do Not Disturb' Bug: While Acknowledging iOS Error, Apple Says To Wait It Out - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/do-not-disturb-bug-apple-ios-iphone_n_2402395.html

Proposed benefit cuts to those who won't exercise 'not about punishing obesity' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9778930/Proposed-benefit-cuts-to-those-who-wont-exercise-not-about-punishing-obesity.html

Irish mountaineer Ian McKeever killed by lightning strike up Mount Kilimanjaro - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256734/Irish-mountaineer-Ian-McKeever-killed-lightning-strike-Mount-Kilimanjaro.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Suspected al-Qaida terrorist extradited from Britain to US - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/03/suspected-terrorist-extradited-britain-us

A year in a word: Selective disclosure - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c1cac06-4bb7-11e2-887b-00144feab49a.html

Jim Davidson in hiding following arrest - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9779001/Jim-Davidson-in-hiding-following-arrest.html

Traffic disruption amid flag protests - U.TV :: http://m.u.tv/news/Traffic-disruption-amid-flag-protests/70740723-53d1-4afd-bcb2-2b46a8797c8b

Planets Form Around Massive, Distant Star - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/2013/01/03/planet_forming_around_star_hd_142527_and_alma_give_scientists_first_glimpse.html

Lib Dem MP calls for fuel allowance cut - Morning Star Online :: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/127890

Pedestrian lenders cannot fund the risky ambitions crucial to recovery - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/damianreece/9779379/Pedestrian-lenders-cannot-fund-the-risky-ambitions-crucial-to-recovery.html

Can Ubuntu smartphones steal Android's thunder? - ZDNet :: http://www.zdnet.com/debate/can-ubuntu-smartphones-steal-androids-thunder/10111324/

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

Britain rejects 'colonialism' charge - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/britain-rejects-colonialism-charge-1.1447421

3 dead, 2 wounded when man opens fire in Swiss village - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57561757/3-dead-2-wounded-when-man-opens-fire-in-swiss-village/

Italy blocks Vatican card payments over transparency concerns - Straits Times :: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/italy-blocks-vatican-card-payments-over-transparency-concerns-20130104

Time not right for Google executive's North Korea trip: US - Straits Times :: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/time-not-right-google-executives-north-korea-trip-us-20130104

Wet year hits tourism and farming in East Midlands - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20906572

US clears Google's core search - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61124f52-55d4-11e2-9aa1-00144feab49a.html

Rape, murder charges filed in Indian student's slaying - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/03/india-rape-charges.html

As Kremlin boss, Putin lacks vision, innovation and flexibility - The Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2013/Jan-04/200815-as-kremlin-boss-putin-lacks-vision-innovation-and-flexibility.ashx

BB celebrities banished to basement - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bb-celebrities-banished-to-basement-16257290.html

When push comes to shove: Manchester City fear they are stuck with Balotelli - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/mario-balotellis-manchester-city-career-1517182

Pakistani warlord's death a 'major development': US - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLmYTRBiBcSFPIkyIYrXvbyJs00Q?docId%3DCNG.c67a096a12c84d253343b2323c8ba0f9.111