03-Mar-2013 02:51

The Diary: Alec Russell - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0652359a-8195-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html

Apple: The $137bn conundrum - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd8ae9f0-825e-11e2-843e-00144feabdc0.html

Beware of misreading Eastleigh result - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7007ae18-8274-11e2-843e-00144feabdc0.html

Obama says he can't force sequester deal: 'I'm not a dictator' – as it happened - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/01/sequester-deadline-obama-talks-live

Boy, 5, racks up £1700 iPad bill in 10 minutes - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/boy-5-racks-up-1700-ipad-bill-in-10-minutes-224244.html

Health pros: Alcohol is EVIL – raise its price, ban its ads - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/02/uk_alcohol_report/

Jamie Bryson remanded in custody over Belfast union flag protests - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21640425

He said: 'I don't get malaria'. The mother whose son gave away his anti-malaria ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9904261/He-said-I-dont-get-malaria.-The-mother-whose-son-gave-away-his-anti-malaria-tablets.html

British children 'babied' by intrusive parents, says MP - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21641004

Apple iWatch 'at least three years away' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9904394/Apple-iWatch-at-least-three-years-away.html

Swansea parade goes ahead despite Queen's absence through sickness - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-21641180

US faces huge job losses as Obama orders $85bn cuts - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/02/obama-job-cuts-sequester-crisis

Premier League clockwatch – as it happened - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/02/premier-league-live-clockwatch-mbm

Egypt's hot air balloon pilots defend colleague who was badly burned in crash ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/02/egypt-hot-air-balloon-pilots-defend-colleague-who-was-badly-burned-in-crash/

Amazon acts to halt sales of 'Keep Calm and Rape' T-shirts - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/02/amazon-withdraws-rape-slogan-shirt

Easy charm that allowed surgeon known as 'The Butcher' to carry on working - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9904806/Easy-charm-that-allowed-surgeon-known-as-The-Butcher-to-carry-on-working.html

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in warning to British Government - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9905405/Syrian-President-Bashar-al-Assad-in-warning-to-British-Government.html

Italy's Grillo lists conditions for backing a government - Business Recorder (blog) :: http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1159117/

What voters should know about Ukip - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/special-report-what-voters-should-know-about-ukip-8517997.html

Amazon Removes 'Keep Calm And Rape' T-Shirts; Seller Solid Gold Bomb ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/02/amazon-removes-keep-calm-rape-t-shirt_n_2798682.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dbusiness

Olivia Wilde ditches the hair extensions and dresses down for outing with Jason ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2287254/Olivia-Wilde-ditches-hair-extensions-dresses-outing-Jason-Sudeikis.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

US committed to supporting Egypt's economy, democracy: secretary of state - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-03/03/c_124408131.htm

Evernote Resets All Passwords After Service is Hacked - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/evernote-resets-passwords-service-hacked/story?id%3D18638908

Hat trick hero Suarez 'loves' playing for Liverpool, says Rodgers - Yahoo! Sports :: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/hat-trick-hero-suarez-loves-225500985--sow.html

Iran says Assad to run for president in 2014 Syrian elections - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-03/03/c_124408113.htm

F1: Hamilton wraps up testing with one last blast - GMA News :: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/297466/sports/motorsports/f1-hamilton-wraps-up-testing-with-one-last-blast

UKIP, the UK Independence Party, gaining support in Britain - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/02/ukip_the_uk_independence_party_gaining_support_in_britain.html

Is Philip Hammond after George Osborne's job? Defence Secretary accused of ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2287261/Is-Philip-Hammond-George-Osbornes-job-Defence-Secretary-accused-undermining-Chancellor-spending-cuts.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Al-Qaeda commander behind Algeria gas plant attack 'killed in Mali' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/algeria/9905145/Al-Qaeda-commander-behind-Algeria-gas-plant-attack-killed-in-Mali.html

Shinji Kagawa treble in 4-0 rout of Norwich; Chelsea, QPR win - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/shinji-kagawa-treble-in-4-0-rout-of-norwich-chelsea-qpr-win/story-e6frfg8x-1226589210968

Cuts in place, Obama and GOP brace for next fight - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/02/cuts_in_place_obama_and_gop_brace_for_next_fight.html