04-Dec-2013 12:07

Banks lead fresh charge against government threat to profits - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4777d04-5b2f-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

Euan Ferguson: 'I think,' I stuttered... 'I think I've had a stroke' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/01/euan-ferguson-i-have-had-a-stroke

Germany's coalition will have to break promises - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/636c37fa-5866-11e3-9da6-00144feabdc0.html

Clare Balding, why boycott golf clubs but ignore Russia's gay-bashing? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/cristinaodone/100248506/clare-balding-why-boycott-golf-clubs-but-ignore-russias-gay-bashing/

Letta needs to start governing - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09dd16ec-5b62-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

Shopkeepers have done more for human happiness than generals, statesmen or ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100248855/a-nation-of-shopkeepers-what-would-you-rather-have/

Major changes for government renewable energy subsidies - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25210963

Daring to hope despite Alzheimer's despairing inner world - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/stephenhough/100072173/daring-to-hope-despite-alzheimers-despairing-inner-world/

David Cameron in China: Newspaper dismisses UK as 'just an old country' and ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/david-cameron-china-newspaper-dismisses-2879953

NY court asked to give chimpanzee 'legal person' status - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25211859

North Korean leader's uncle probably ousted, South Korean lawmakers say - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/03/world/north-korea-upheaval/

China stands to lose in island spat - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d773fa56-5ca4-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.html

Twitter and Facebook users threaten justice system, warns Attorney General - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-war-on-twitter-social-media-sites-threaten-justice-system-warns-attorney-general-8981287.html

Manhunt After Police Officer Shot In Leeds - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1177476

RF Safe-Stop shuts down car engines with radio pulse - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25197786

Danny Alexander: government should not own things it does not need to own - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/04/government-privatisation-eurostar-danny-alexander

Dennis Rodman will go back to North Korea; other ex-NBA players to follow - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/world/asia/dennis-rodman-north-korea/

Test scores show we're being outclassed - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/test-scores-show-were-being-outclassed/story-fni0ffxg-1226775380344

Paul Walker Death Accident 'Was Not Car Race' - MTV UK :: http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/paul-walker/397016-paul-walker-crash-death-not-racing

Indian-American Manil Suri wins Britain's Bad Sex in Fiction award - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/booksnews/indian-american-manil-suri-wins-britain-s-bad-sex-in-fiction-award/article1-1158937.aspx

British Insurers to Invest $41 Billion in Infrastructure - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-03/biggest-u-dot-k-dot-insurers-to-invest-41-billion-in-infrastructure

Dual-screen 'always on' YotaPhone launches for €499 - E Ink on the back, LCD ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/dualscreen-always-on-yotaphone-launches-for-499--e-ink-on-the-back-lcd-on-the-front-8982256.html

Experts to examine Glasgow crash helicopter - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/experts-to-examine-glasgow-crash-helicopter-8981465.html

Tesco's UK sales resume decline - Business Times (subscription) :: http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/breaking-news/world/tescos-uk-sales-resume-decline-20131204

HTC sales may be banned in UK after Nokia wins patent dispute - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/03/nokia-patent-dispute-htc-sales-banned-uk

Neanderthals like humans had organised used of space - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/neanderthals-like-humans-had-organised-used-of-space-1266463.html

Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/04/us-lebanon-hezbollah-killing-idUSBRE9B306S20131204

In first, US woman denies Google Glass driving charge - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/in-first-us-woman-denies-google-glass-driving-charge-454397

Nigella set for a court grilling - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/nigella-set-for-a-court-grilling-29809198.html

Soldier Held After Nail Bomb Found In Salford - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1177461/soldier-held-after-nail-bomb-found-in-salford

Good cricket will silence hostile crowds, says Alastair Cook - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-good-cricket-will-silence-hostile-crowds-says-alastair-cook-1929318