05-Dec-2013 06:25

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

Public parks are becoming gardens of private wealth - Financial Times (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7abd9c2-5c54-11e3-931e-00144feabdc0.html

Anti Government Protest Leader Gives Thai PM 2 Day Ultimatum Following ... - Getty Images :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5jmc28WOQBg_a5t2SCH_D4K8wdkNw?docId%3D453302437

Female police officer blasted with shotgun while answering routine call - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10495896/Female-police-officer-blasted-with-shotgun-while-answering-routine-call.html

Work until you're 70: Chancellor accused of 'living in fantasy land' over Autumn ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/work-until-youre-70-chancellor-accused-of-living-in-fantasy-land-over-autumn-statement-pension-reforms-8983752.html

Tidal surge 'may cause floods as high as 1953 disaster' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/weather/article3940138.ece

Cancer Survival Rates Are 'Truly Depressing' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1177844/cancer-survival-rates-are-truly-depressing

NSA gathering 5bn cell phone records daily, Snowden documents show - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/nsa-storing-cell-phone-records-daily-snowden

Energy experts in U-turn on Union - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/energy-experts-in-u-turn-on-union.22875552

Double-sided smartphone goes on sale in Russia - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/doublesided-smartphone-goes-on-sale-in-russia-20131205-2ys9d.html

Britain needs to face up to its household debts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6227e27a-5b6f-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

Xbox One and PS4 sales numbers don't matter right now (but you don't care) - GameSpot :: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-and-ps4-sales-numbers-don-t-matter-right-now-but-you-don-t-care/1100-6416542/

Cameron backs Glaxo in Chinese bribery probe - BDlive :: http://www.bdlive.co.za/world/asia/2013/12/05/cameron-backs-glaxo-in-chinese-bribery-probe

'Saatchi said he would destroy me – he was very controlling' - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/saatchi-said-he-would-destroy-me-he-was-very-controlling-29811294.html

Fears of gales and coastal flooding - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25227714

Paul Walker not killed on impact - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/2013/12/05/07/47/paul-walker-not-killed-on-impact

Why scientists are baffled by a half-million-year-old human thigh bone (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1204/Why-scientists-are-baffled-by-a-half-million-year-old-human-thigh-bone-video

Rogers, Watson look to rebuild for Adelaide Test first innings - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/rogers-watson-look-to-rebuild-for-adelaide-test-first-innings/story-fnkc9h32-1226775810965

Stolen Mexican radioactive material found - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25226208

Report: NSA nabs 5B phone location records daily - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/04/nsa-tracking-cellphones-worldwide/3871697/

Mass hack affects almost 2 million Internet accounts - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/04/internet-hack-web-cybersecurity/3875333/

Suarez scores four as Liverpool beats Norwich; United loses - TSN :: http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id%3D438207

Suarez four goal blitz at Anfield - Capital FM Kenya :: http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2013/12/05/suarez-four-goal-blitz-at-anfield/

Labour needs to reclaim ambition and aspiration from Tories, says Umunna - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/03/labour-tories-umunna

Queen and Princess Margaret: Young pantomime stars - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25202454

Britain needs to face up to its household debts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6227e27a-5b6f-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

Lee Rigby murder trial: Police reveal dramatic new images and footage of the ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/lee-rigby-murder-trial-police-reveal-dramatic-new-images-and-footage-of-the-moments-two-suspects-are-arrested-8981052.html

Gene testing firm 23andMe halts marketing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25209956

Huawei wireless deal with South Korea prompts US concerns - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25210890

Britain isn't so bad after all - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harrymount/100072144/britain-isnt-so-bad-after-all/

David Cameron signs deal to send £45million worth of pig semen to China - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/04/david-cameron-signs-deal-to-send-45million-worth-of-pig-semen-to-china-4213179/