08-Dec-2013 05:35

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

Autumn Statement 2013: Labour need Ed Balls, but he can't carry on like this - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100249467/autumn-statement-2013-labour-need-ed-balls-but-he-cant-carry-on-like-this/

Bankrupt Detroit is becoming a liability for the Democrats - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5be21c2a-5d16-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.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

Marine A, Sgt Alexander Blackman, 'waited, cheerful in face of adversity' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10502328/Marine-A-Alexander-Blackman-waited-cheerful-in-face-of-adversity.html

UK soldier jailed for killing Afghan - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/12/07/07/10/uk-soldier-jailed-for-killing-afghan

Bristol harbour 'alien': Mystery of the giant squid-like creature revealed - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/bristol-harbour-alien-mystery-revealed-2900552

N Korea film 'edits out dismissed uncle Jang Song-thaek' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25278734

Sentences reduced for 14 female protesters in Egypt - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-sentences-reduced-for-female-protesters-20131207,0,6339470.story

Sherlock season 3: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman tease Sherlock ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/07/sherlock-season-3-benedict-cumberbatch-and-martin-freeman-tease-sherlock-and-watson-tension-4221851/

Nigel Farage 'Sad' After Crash Pilot Found Dead - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179168/nigel-farage-sad-after-crash-pilot-found-dead

Lifetab: Aldi 'iPad' to go on sale at just £79 and spark Christmas tablet price war - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/lifetab-aldi-ipad-go-sale-2902393

Prince Harry's race to the South Pole called off for safety reasons - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10503142/Prince-Harrys-race-to-the-South-Pole-called-off-for-safety-reasons.html

Dinner with Margaret Thatcher: the story of a secret supper - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2013/dec/07/dinner-with-margaret-thatcher-literary

Jimi Hendrix, in his own words: 'I dig Strauss and Wagner – those cats are good' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/08/jimi-hendrix-in-his-own-words

MPs to get £7600 pay rise - despite David Cameron saying an increase would ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mps-7600-pay-rise---2904023

Weekend Hot Topic, part 2: The best of the next gen - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/08/weekend-hot-topic-part-2-the-best-of-the-next-gen-4222159/

American Veteran Seized by North Korea During a Tour Returns Home - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/world/asia/freed-by-north-korea-war-veteran-returns-to-us.html?hpw%26rref%3Dus

Global trade deal reached after 2 decades - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/global-trade-deal-reached-after-2-decades-1.2455004

'Anonymous' hackers in PayPal DDoS attack plead guilty - IBNLive :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anonymous-hackers-in-paypal-ddos-attack-plead-guilty/438340-11.html

Nigella shows the world that she is not a victim - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ruth-dudley-edwards/nigella-shows-the-world-that-she-is-not-a-victim-29819352.html

Pole trek goes on as race suspended - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/pole-trek-goes-on-as-race-suspended-29819539.html

The major players in Ukraine's protests - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-major-players-in-ukraines-protests/2013/12/07/44317b14-5def-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html

Pressure on as X Factor final looms - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/pressure-on-as-x-factor-final-looms-29819556.html

Friday ops death risk 'greater' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/friday-ops-death-risk-greater-29819470.html

Newcastle upsets Man United in first win at Old Trafford since 1972 - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/1.562294

Jody Corcoran: Sinn Fein's laissez-faire attitude to terrorism - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/jody-corcoran-sinn-feins-laissezfaire-attitude-to-terrorism-29819284.html

Mandela death: 'Day of prayer' in South Africa - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25287412

MPs set to receive 11% pay rise from 2015 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25287985

UK airports hit by flight delays after technical fault - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25278163

Stoke City get 'shock' 3-0 win over Chelsea in Premier League - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/stoke-city-get-shock-3-0-win-over-chelsea-in-premier-league-113120800067_1.html