12-Nov-2013 23:39

Free the cities to shape their destiny - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82b3fa6c-4ac9-11e3-ac3d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Tory election hopes are pinned on Help to Buy - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c1c7882-4acc-11e3-8c4c-00144feabdc0.html

'Leaner state' could help Britain compete - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3919538.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_11_11

Indian Mars mission hit by snag - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24900271

Voters are starting to like Ed Miliband. But they still don't think he's prime minister ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100245585/voters-are-starting-to-like-ed-miliband-but-they-still-dont-think-hes-prime-minister-material/

Reform public outsourcing or it will lose its appeal - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d626c16a-4b8d-11e3-8203-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

The Tea Party is losing support, even among Republicans - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/12/tea-party-losing-support-new-jersey-virginia

Edinburgh poised to end licensing of saunas and massage parlours - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/12/edinburgh-licensing-saunas-massage-parlours-sex

Viewpoint: Saturn snapped as Earth smiled - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24913141

America's dumbest idea: creating a multiple-choice test generation - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/12/schools-standardized-testing-fail-students

Plug pulled on rural broadband projects in favour of BT - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24919148

'Feckless fathers should be put in chains and made to work,' says Conservative MP - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10445098/Feckless-fathers-should-be-put-in-chains-and-made-to-work-says-Conservative-MP.html

Soggy Prince Charles blames excessive security for hitting his chances of ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/prince-charles-camilla-india-elephant-2785449

Phone Hacking Trial: Kate Middleton on target list as hackers closed in on the ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/10445308/Phone-Hacking-Trial-Kate-Middleton-on-target-list-as-hackers-closed-in-on-the-Royals.html

Energy bills set to rocket by nearly 50% over the next six years as EDF puts up ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/energy-bills-set-rocket-nearly-2785741

Polish riots result in attempted attack on Russian embassy - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1112/Polish-riots-result-in-attempted-attack-on-Russian-embassy

Tony Robinson recruits Prince William for Blackadder cameo as he collects ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/12/tony-robinson-recruits-prince-william-for-blackadder-cameo-as-he-collects-knighthood-4184592/

Philippine authorities struggling with relief effort - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/philippine-authorities-struggling-with-relief-effort-20131113-2xf3n.html

Kerry: Senate should not OK new Iranian sanctions - KTVB :: http://www.ktvb.com/news/business/231624281.html

Nature sent a cyclone – man made it worse - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100245691/nature-sent-a-cyclone-man-made-it-worse/

Professor Stephen Hawking on Higgs boson: Physics would be more interesting ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/12/professor-stephen-hawking-on-higgs-boson-physics-would-be-more-interesting-if-it-hadnt-been-found-4184573/

British inflation hits 13-month low - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2013%255C11%255C13%255Cstory_13-11-2013_pg5_23

Smartphone PIN revealed by camera and microphone - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24897581

Lib Dem MPs join Labour in voting against bedroom tax - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/12/labour-bid-to-abolish-bedroom-tax-defeated

80 North Koreans put to death for porn and soap operas, South Korean paper ... - San Francisco Chronicle (blog) :: http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/11/12/80-north-koreans-put-to-death-for-porn-and-soap-operas-south-korean-paper-reports/

Family 'massacred in cold-blooded revenge after business deal goes sour' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10443687/Family-massacred-in-cold-blooded-revenge-after-business-deal-goes-sour.html

Lily Allen launches comeback with Hard Out Here - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1501119%26objectid%3D11156323

China leaders promise bigger market role - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/china-leaders-promise-bigger-market-role/story-fni0xqe4-1226758719107

US and Britain send warships to typhoon-stricken Philippines - Al-Arabiya :: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2013/11/12/U-S-and-Britain-send-warships-to-typhoon-stricken-Philippines.html

Jennifer Lawrence comforts young crying fan - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/2013/11/13/05/46/jennifer-lawrence-comforts-crying-fan

New 'invisibility cloak' type designed - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24867090