01-Jan-2014 07:00

Sergio Torres: How brick maker realised Manchester United dream - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25319836

ocean currents may solve eel mystery - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25505612

Transfer column - Latest gossip and rumours including Arsenal, Tottenham ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2529952/Transfer-column-Latest-gossip-rumours-including-Arsenal-Tottenham-Everton-Manchester-City-Fulham-Sunderland-Manchester-United.html

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

Stockpickers await their day with Godot - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a4fc8ba-701a-11e3-8352-00144feabdc0.html

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

Did Brendan Rodgers have a point about referee Lee Mason? - Yahoo Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/did-brendan-rodgers-point-mason-211010176.html

How will stocks perform in 2014? City gurus offer market forecasts and tip the ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-2524739/How-stock-markets-2014-City-gurus-make-forecasts.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

2013 was Barack Obama's worst year as president – his annus horribilis - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100252413/2013-was-barack-obamas-worst-year-as-president-his-annus-horribilis/

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

Healthcare leaders urge end to 'relentless' criticism of NHS - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/31/healthcare-leaders-end-criticism-nhs-letter

Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones spotted together again - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/michael-douglas-catherine-zeta-jones-spotted-article-1.1561461

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

New Year's revellers treated to feast of fruity flavours in London and traditional ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10545357/New-Years-revellers-treated-to-feast-of-fruity-flavours-in-London-and-traditional-Hogmanay-in-Scotland.html

A science news preview of 2014 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25301485

Pat Pilcher: Dealing with a post-New Year's hangover - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D466%26objectid%3D11180204

Woman found dead in village featuring in Midsomer Murders episode - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/television/woman-found-dead-in-village-featuring-in-midsomer-murders-episode/story-fni0cc2a-1226793083799

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

Wind and hail forecast for New Year's Eve - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/31/wind-hail-new-years-eve-weather

Pioneering satirist John Fortune dies aged 74 - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/pioneering-satirist-john-fortune-dies-aged-74-x.23035990

There has actually been a Murder in Midsomer - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/woman-found-dead-in-village-featuring-in-midsomer-murders-episode/story-e6frfmyi-1226793083799

Chelsea reports annual losses of more than $80m - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/chelsea-reports-annual-losses-of-more-than-80m/2013/12/31/8c82671e-7278-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html

Kate Stone:'The most unlucky freak accident ever.' Photo: Facebook - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/academic-fighting-for-life-after-being-gored-by-giant-stag-20140101-hv79r.html

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

Global temperatures to go up by at least 4 degrees Celsius by 2100 - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/global-temperatures-to-go-up-by-at-least-4-degrees-celsius-by-2100-114010100123_1.html

New Year's Eve: Dubai blasts old record in fireworks blitz - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/31/world/new-years-eve/

Romanians, Bulgarians gain full rights to jobs - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/amid-eu-immigration-fears-romanians-bulgarians-gain-full-rights-to-jobs-20140101-hv7af.html