08-Dec-2013 07:37

Mandela's unsung legacy of science in Africa - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24712-mandelas-unsung-legacy-of-science-in-africa.html

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

Nelson Mandela had a unique gift: he was able to govern in poetry - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/johnmcternan1/100248969/nelson-mandela-had-a-unique-gift-he-was-able-to-govern-in-poetry/

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

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

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

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

Dunedin matches Hobbiton - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1%26objectid%3D11168858

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

Mark Hughes was a relieved man after Oussama Assaidi gave Stoke City all ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2520072/Mark-Hughes-relieved-man-Oussama-Assaidi-gave-Stoke-City-points.html

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

'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

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?tid%3DhpModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e

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

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

United, Chelsea lose; Liverpool climbs to 2nd - Yahoo Sports :: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/united-chelsea-lose-liverpool-climbs-232920163--sow.html

Air Traffic Control Glitch Delays Continue - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179350/air-traffic-control-glitch-delays-continue

Detained in North Korea, vet returns home - Salt Lake Tribune :: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/57233757-68/newman-north-korea-war.html.csp

India Inc, exporters welcome World Trade Organisation pact on trade - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-inc-exporters-welcome-world-trade-organisation-pact-on-trade/1204644/