07-Dec-2013 08:14

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/

RBS and NatWest customers hit by more online banking problems - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rbs-and-natwest-customers-hit-by-more-online-banking-problems-8988811.html

Glowing 'Bristol Alien' Sea Creature Baffles Biologists, But Is It A Hoax? (VIDEO) - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/06/glowing-bristol-alien-creature-hoax_n_4397844.html

Tories make sexist gestures - MP - Messenger Newspapers :: http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/uk_national_news/10862365.Tories_make_sexist_gestures___MP/

Martin Sharp, artist and designer - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05814e14-5d16-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Parliament is being taken over by snooty backstabbers – and they're not all Tories - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100249590/parliament-is-being-taken-over-by-snooty-backstabbers-and-theyre-not-all-tories/

Prince Charles visits scene of Glasgow helicopter crash - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519592/Prince-Charles-visits-scene-Glasgow-helicopter-crash.html

Killer Marine told he 'increased risk of revenge attacks' and sentenced to ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10500133/Killer-Marine-told-he-increased-risk-of-revenge-attacks-and-sentenced-to-minimum-10-years.html

Police confirmed that a Taser was used after knives were brandished at officers ... - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3942502.ece

Man spends $740 on picture of Xbox - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/man-spends-740-picture-xbox-article-1.1540258

Blind pensioner, 75, left on freezing pavement for 90 minutes because no ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519365/Blind-pensioner-75-left-freezing-pavement-90-minutes-ambulances-free.html

Microsoft, others disrupt botnet that infected 2 million computers - The Seattle Times (blog) :: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/microsoftpri0/2013/12/06/microsoft-others-disrupt-botnet-that-infected-more-than-2-million-computers/

Cyber attack on RBS computer systems hits online banking - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/cyber-attack-on-rbs-computer-systems-hits-online-banking.22886434

Families will still be worse off by 2015, George Osborne told as he is accused of ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519721/Families-worse-2015-George-Osborne-told-accused-using-questionable-statistics-claim-living-standards-rising.html

Damage assessed as tidal surge clean up continues - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25274926

Sherlock: How hard is it to modernise a Holmes story? - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/06/sherlock-how-hard-is-it-to-modernise-a-holmes-story-4219764/

Weather: Tidal Surge Clean Up Under Way - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179040/weather-tidal-surge-clean-up-under-way

Britain: Royal Marine Sentenced for Killing an Afghan Insurgent - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/europe/britain-royal-marine-sentenced-for-killing-an-afghan-insurgent.html

WTO overcomes last minute hitch to reach its first global trade deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/07/us-trade-wto-idUSBRE9B505220131207

Moyes demands response from slumping Man United - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5giGGBz_-V1nANCLwTX8TsCmGDX1A?docId%3D93319176-4430-4e4d-afe2-2ec34be07641

Insight into Nigella's so-called idyllic life shows us a picture that's far from pretty - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/insight-into-nigellas-socalled-idyllic-life-shows-us-a-picture-thats-far-from-pretty-29814702.html

Hobbit hair scare for Stephen Fry - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25268251

Thousands of cancer referrals not quick enough, says report - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/07/cancer-referrals-not-quick-enough-report

Mandela's Pragmatic Focus on Reconciliation - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304096104579242530015240324

Teething troubles at the new-look Adelaide Oval - ESPNcricinfo.com :: http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/697549.html

Deal to boost global trade reached at WTO summit - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/07/global-trade-wto-bali/3901397/

Dutch repeat for Spain, Italian heat on England - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/fifa-world-cup-2014/top-stories/Dutch-repeat-for-Spain-Italian-heat-on-England/articleshow/27009328.cms

Roy Hodgson keeping cool as predators lie in wait: Luis Suarez and Edinson ... - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/447313/Roy-Hodgson-keeping-cool-as-predators-lie-in-wait-Luis-Suarez-and-Edinson-Cavani

A mourning nation prepares for Mandela funeral Dec. 15 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/06/nelson-mandela-funeral/3889193/

A painful lesson in how not to deal with China - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb01954e-5d12-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.html