06-Dec-2013 22:04

Egypt: 'Dwarfs' fight to be classed as disabled - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25258948

France fights back against German 'Sick Man of Europe' - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100026190/france-fights-back-against-german-sick-man-of-europe/

Benedict Cumberbatch says he needs 'lessons' in dealing with 'over-excited ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-needs-lessons-2897462

Commanding officer's letter defends Sergeant Alexander Blackman - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25268710

Song, dance, tears prayer for Mandela in S. Africa - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20131206_ap_ba958dafee24498da4e9bb9becfdcc57.html

'Cruel' policewoman who HUGGED rape victim as she lied about the reason for ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519403/Cruel-policewoman-HUGGED-rape-victim-lied-reason-case-dropped-jailed.html

Microsoft disrupts ZeroAccess web fraud botnet - BusinessDay :: http://businessdayonline.com/2013/12/microsoft-disrupts-zeroaccess-web-fraud-botnet/

Duchess of Cambridge brings Christmas cheer to children's hospice - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10501799/Duchess-of-Cambridge-brings-Christmas-cheer-to-childrens-hospice.html

Little Mix on spoiling their other halves this Christmas - ITN :: http://www.itn.co.uk/Entertainment/90926/little-mix-on-spoiling-their-other-halves-this-christmas

East coast flood threat not over, environment secretary warns - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/06/east-coast-flood-threat-environment-secretary

George Osborne university plan is 'nonsense', says respected think-tank - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osborne-university-plan-is-nonsense-says-respected-thinktank-8989638.html

Seventh man jailed over 'honour killing' of Banaz Mahmod - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/06/man-jailed-banaz-mahmod-honour-killing

Policewoman who lied about rape case being dropped jailed for four months - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hannah-notley-policewoman-who-lied-2899246

Jon Hunt's Wilderness Reserve in Suffolk - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0ff3bc44-5b3e-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

Muslim vigilantes jailed for 'sharia law' attacks in London - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/06/muslim-vigilantes-jailed-sharia-law-attacks-london

UK storm surge pitches homes into the North Sea - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/340cf304-5e8e-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html

Boston flooding: Wyberton evacuation warning - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-25254770

Xbox One makes hot debut as console war revs up - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/world/xbox-one-makes-hot-debut-as-console-war-revs-up-1.424539

a farewell like nothing ever seen in history of South Africa - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10502034/Nelson-Mandela-a-farewell-like-nothing-ever-seen-in-history-of-South-Africa.html

UK marine Alexander Blackman gets life for Afghan murder - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-marine-alexander-blackman-gets-life-for-afghan-murder-1.2453895

World Cup 2014: England's Opponents Revealed - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1178888/world-cup-2014-englands-opponents-revealed

Royal Bank of Scotland in SECOND computer meltdown after hackers crash ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-bank-scotland-second-computer-2899530

Pod of porpoises spotted swimming up the river Thames near Westminster - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/06/pod-of-porpoises-spotted-swimming-up-the-river-thames-near-westminster-4220784/

Defending Champion Spain Gets Repeat of 2010 Final - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/world-cup-teams-hoping-luck-draw-21122866

Central Africa Capital Calm as French Troops Patrol Bangui - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303997604579241690683431158.html

Many flee in fear to C. African Republic airport - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/06/many-flee-in-fear-to-c-african-republic-airport/3893113/

Autumn Statement 2013: George Osborne's business rates plan would 'create ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/10502113/Autumn-Statement-2013-George-Osbornes-business-rates-plan-would-create-instability-says-IFS.html

Shane Watson knows tons talk as hostilities resume - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/shane-watson-knows-tons-talk-as-hostilities-resume-20131205-2ytyv.html

World Cup 2014: England drawn with Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D - SkySports :: http://www1.skysports.com/FIFA-World-Cup-2014/news/12098/9060738/world-cup-2014-england-drawn-with-italy-uruguay-and-costa-rica-in-group-d

China's Moon rover - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591160-chinas-probe-will-add-bit-science-and-lot-countrys-swagger-yutu-or

The SNP and its apparatchiks are behaving as if they owned Scotland - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomgallagher/100249019/the-snp-and-its-apparatchiks-are-behaving-as-if-they-owned-scotland/