08-Dec-2013 18:48

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

A healthier diet costs $1.50 more per day - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24714-a-healthier-diet-costs-150-more-per-day.html

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

Of Bitcoins, bubbles and B&Q vouchers - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/490585d8-5d07-11e3-81bd-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

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/

Iain Glen: 'Cycling is my addiction' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/07/iain-glen-this-much-i-know

Oak Bank Hotel: restaurant review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/08/oak-bank-hotel-grasmere-lake-district-restaurant-review-jay-rayner

My friend won't talk to me because I'm going out with her ex - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/08/friend-angry-i-am-dating-her-ex-mariella-frostrup

Inmarsat begins Global Xpress roll-out - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25199809

Cook's men playing like the worst English team in history - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cooks-men-playing-like-the-worst-english-team-in-history-20131207-2yy64.html

Countering China, S. Korea Expands Its Own Air Defense Zone - WAER :: http://waer.org/post/countering-china-s-korea-expands-its-own-air-defense-zone

Tom Daley and boyfriend Dustin Lance Black pictured together in diving champ's ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tom-daley-boyfriend-hot-tub-2905093

Most families in poverty 'in work' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/most-families-in-poverty-in-work-29819754.html

Race to South Pole featuring Prince Harry is abandoned over safety concerns - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/race-to-south-pole-featuring-prince-harry-is-abandoned-over-safety-concerns-8991338.html

Thailand's MPs resign en masse from parliament - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/thailands-mps-resign-en-masse-from-parliament-20131208-hv4uq.html

Five-year-old girl taken into care after her weight creeps over 10st - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/08/five-year-old-girl-taken-into-care-after-her-weight-creeps-over-10st-4222477/

Football Spot-Fixing Claims: Three In Custody - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179356/football-spot-fixing-claims-three-in-custody

Elbows at the ready: Shoppers dash to pick up Aldi's tablet which went on sale ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520248/Elbows-ready-Shoppers-dash-pick-Aldis-tablet-went-sale-today-79.html

Arsenal v Everton: Tim Howard keeps Gunners at bay in pulsating first-half - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/08/arsenal-v-everton-olivier-giroud-back-in-ahead-of-nicklas-bendtner-4222629/

Derek Acorah charged after Southport car crash - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-25291231

'Slavery victims' freed after police raids - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/slavery-victims-freed-bristol-police-raids

Microsoft warns Xbox One users over backward-compatibility hoax - Digital Trends :: http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/microsoft-warns-xbox-one-users-backward-compatibility-hoax/

I'm a Celebrity: David Emanuel: Everything you need to know about Wales ... - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/im-celebrity-david-emanuel-everything-6383888

Ukrainian protesters topple Lenin statue in challenge to Yanukovich - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/08/uk-ukraine-idUKBRE9B60DK20131208

'Never a good time to increase MPs' pay': Jack Straw defends politicians' 11 ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/never-a-good-time-to-increase-mps-pay-jack-straw-defends-politicians-11-pay-rise-in-face-of-public-outrage-8991320.html

MPs' pay rise - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3943212.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_08

FA Cup third round draw: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/fa-cup/10503877/FA-Cup-third-round-draw-live.html

Singer Susan Boyle reveals she has Asperger's syndrome: paper - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCABRE9B708D20131208

Mandela death: Scores of world leaders to head to S Africa - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25292478

Three arrested in football spot-fixing probe - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3943126.ece