07-Dec-2013 11:17

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

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

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

Africans must walk to freedom in Mandela's memory - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b3d3eba-ed72-11e2-8d7c-00144feabdc0.html

Retracing the footsteps of DH Lawrence in the Alps - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/290b1d28-5b5f-11e3-a2ba-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Kerry: Mideast Peace Deal Closest in Years - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-says-mideast-agreement-closer/1805294.html

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/

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

Pilot who threatened to kill UKIP leader Nigel Farage after election day plane ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519753/Pilot-threatened-kill-UKIP-leader-Nigel-Farage-election-day-plane-crash-dead.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

MPs accused of sexist gesturing - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wider-political-news/mps-accused-of-sexist-gesturing.22888319

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

Microsoft leads search for 'Sirefef botnet' - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/security/microsoft-leads-search-for-sirefef-botnet-1.1617992

Autumn statement: George Osborne frees councils to build more homes - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/dec/07/council-report-welfare-cuts-homelessness-suppressed

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-1.424918

If we are serious about freedom of speech, then everyone must have it - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100249523/if-we-are-serious-about-freedom-of-speech-then-everyone-must-have-it-including-cranks-nutters-and-extremists/

News Analysis: WTO reclaims relevance with hard fought breakthrough on Doha ... - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-12/07/c_132949433.htm

New Mum Kate Middleton Shows Her Motherly Side at Children's Hospice ... - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/528204/20131207/kate-middleton-post-baby-prince-george-royal.htm

NHS: Many GP cancer referrals too slow - ITN :: http://www.itn.co.uk/UK/90928/nhs--many-gp-cancer-referrals-too-slow

Glasgow helicopter crash: Charles visits crash site - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10502478/Glasgow-helicopter-crash-Charles-visits-crash-site.html

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

Nigella Lawson endures trial by media, and her appearance is exhibit A - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2013/dec/05/nigella-lawson-trial-media-appearance-charles-saatchi

Sherlock season 3: Benedict Cumberbatch promises 'witty' and 'intelligent ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/07/sherlock-season-3-benedict-cumberbatch-promises-witty-and-intelligent-reichenbach-fall-resolution-4221395/

Vicente del Bosque wants Spain to be at the top of their game for World Cup ... - SkySports :: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9061400/vicente-del-bosque-wants-spain-to-be-at-the-top-of-their-game-for-world-cup-opener-with-holland

Nelson Mandela death: Football match tributes planned - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25277216

World Cup 2014: Who will win in Brazil next year? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10501173/World-Cup-2014-Who-will-win-in-Brazil-next-year.html

Ulster Bank customers have online services disrupted by NatWest cyber attack - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/ulster-bank-customers-have-online-services-disrupted-by-natwest-cyber-attack-29817952.html

UK air traffic control glitch hits hundreds of flights - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/07/uk-air-traffic-control-glitch-hundreds-flights

South Africa prepares for Nelson Mandela's funeral - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/south-africa-prepares-nelson-mandela-funeral-article-1.1540494

Air traffic glitch sparks big air delays in UK - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/12/07/uk-britain-flights-delay/3901671/

Second Ashes Test: Australia v England day three as it happened - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25148365