01-Jan-2014 03:57

Kleptomaniac cats in Christmas stocking stash hunt - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25154820

For human rights to flourish, religious rights have to come second - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/27/human-rights-religious-rights-come-second

The west's policy on Syria has worked to Assad's advantage - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a369a50a-680a-11e3-a905-00144feabdc0.html

BBC computer server 'was controlled' by Russian hacker - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25547738

New Year's Day is too soon after Christmas. Let's move it back to its proper place ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/dominicselwood/100252014/new-years-day-is-too-soon-after-christmas-lets-move-it-back-to-its-proper-place-in-march/

Apple, Google and Facebook are latter-day Scrooges - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/558894bc-68b0-11e3-bb3e-00144feabdc0.html

Don't fret about soaring asset prices – this time is different - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0aa7f64-69c4-11e3-89ce-00144feabdc0.html

Pix: Train collision in North Dakota, USA sets oil rail cars ablaze - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/slideshow-pix-train-collision-in-north-dakota-usa-sets-oil-rail-cars-ablaze-1943080

Ulster talks fail to reach agreement on parades - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3961879.ece

Prince William will find Cambridge University farming course far from easy - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-william-find-cambridge-university-2973817

Ukip's repellent Syria posturing shows Nigel Farage will say anything for attention - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/graemearcher/100252297/ukips-repellent-syria-posturing-shows-nigel-farage-will-say-anything-for-attention/

UK Defamation Act aims to end trivial claims and libel tourism - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afe77e0c-7204-11e3-bff7-00144feabdc0.html

Posthumous honours are a silly idea, even for someone as deserving as Alan ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100252412/posthumous-honours-are-a-silly-idea-even-for-someone-as-deserving-as-alan-turing/

Britain faces miserable start to 2014 as another storm sweeps in - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10544597/Britain-faces-miserable-start-to-2014-as-another-storm-sweeps-in.html

Hackers knock League of Legends offline - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25559048

The sun 'flips upside down': 10 surprising facts about our star - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-sun-flips-upside-down-10-surprising-facts-about-our-star-9031950.html

New Years Eve death as woman swept away in rough seas in Devon - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10545196/New-Years-Eve-death-as-woman-swept-away-in-rough-seas-in-Devon.html

Google: Socially Awkward, but Upwardly Mobile - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/31/google-socially-awkward-but-upwardly-mobile/

WikiLeaks party meeting with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad condemned by ... - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-01/julie-bishop-condemns-wikileaks-meeting-with-bashar-al-assad/5180768

NHS leaders call for end to waves of criticism of health service - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-leaders-call-for-end-to-waves-of-criticism-of-health-service-9032207.html

Copycat killing at £1.5million mansion in village featured in crime series ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/midsomer-murders-village-killing-valerie-2976020

Return to Labour-style economics would be a disaster, says Cameron - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532027/Return-Labour-style-economics-disaster-says-Cameron.html

Scientists issue weather forecast for alien planet - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/scientists-issue-weather-forecast-for-alien-planet-253936.html

Cash machines raided with infected USB - The Nation :: http://www.nation.com.pk/snippets/01-Jan-2014/cash-machines-raided-with-infected-usb

Transgender academic 'fighting for life' after being gored by giant stag - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/transgender-academic-fighting-for-life-after-being-gored-by-giant-stag-20140101-hv79r.html

New Year 2013: Watch London firework display highlights as Britain welcomes ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-year-2013-watch-london-2976292

Kim Jong-Un: Uncle's Killing Removed 'Filth' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1188997/kim-jong-un-uncles-killing-removed-filth

London new year fireworks welcome 2014 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25565603

Comedian John Fortune dies at 74 - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/comedy-world-pays-tribute-as-john-fortune-dies-aged-74-29879409.html

'Next 48 hours will determine whether Schumacher survives' - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/sport/next-48-hours-will-determine-whether-schumacher-survives-29876164.html

Weather: Floods Warning For Start Of 2014 - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1188985/weather-floods-warning-for-start-of-2014