08-Dec-2013 06:36

Cheer up Britain, things really are going to get better - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/093a13b8-5dc7-11e3-95bd-00144feabdc0.html

Lunch with the FT: Margaret Hodge - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/697e1a22-5c0e-11e3-931e-00144feabdc0.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/

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

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/

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

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

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

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes impressed with his side's character in Chelsea ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/stoke-city-manager-mark-hughes-2903171

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

Bonfires, borscht, wool socks, humour keep Ukraine protests alive - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/bonfires-borscht-wool-socks-humour-keep-ukraine-protests-alive-1.1579360

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

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/

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

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

Women are freed after jail terms cut - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/women-are-freed-after-jail-terms-cut.22898608

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

Prince Harry's South Pole race cancelled, but trek goes on - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/prince-harry-s-south-pole-race-cancelled-but-trek-goes-on_895205.html

MPs set to receive 11% pay rise - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25287108

Visiting veteran held by North Korea happy to be back home - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-merrill-newman-20131208,0,3251403.story

African National Congress faces tough road without Mandela - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/07/mandela-african-national-congress/3902017/

Liverpool beat West Ham 4-1 to move to second spot in PL table - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/liverpool-beat-west-ham-4-1-to-move-to-second-spot-in-pl-table_774886.html

Japan seeks intl action vs. China's new air zone - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/Japan-seeks-intl-action-vs-China-s-new-air-zone-5045537.php

Japan seeks intl action vs. China's new air zone - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-seeks-intl-action-vs-chinas-new-air-zone/2013/12/08/67ee828a-5fc6-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html

Ashes 2nd Test LIVE: Day 4 updates and analysis as England attempt to avoid ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-2nd-test-live-day-2903019