08-Dec-2013 22:52

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

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/

Judging blogs by their comment threads - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100249603/judging-blogs-by-their-comment-threads/

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

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

'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

Susan Boyle: 'I have Asperger's' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/dec/08/susan-boyle-i-have-aspergers

Historic Book of Aneirin put online by National Library - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-25259178

Alastair Campbell isn't back in Labour's inner circle – but Ed's student union has ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100249664/alastair-campbell-isnt-back-in-labours-inner-circle-but-eds-student-union-has-been-closed-down/

Bombings Kill Dozens Around Baghdad - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/world/middleeast/bombings-kill-dozens-around-baghdad.html

Chemical experts called in following the unexplained death of man found inside ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520318/Chemical-experts-called-following-unexplained-death-man-inside-tent.html

Police smash 'slavery ring': Three men rescued and two people arrested in raids ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520279/Police-smash-slavery-ring-Three-men-rescued-people-arrested-raids-South-Gloucestershire.html

Ed Balls 'couldn't give a toss' at talk of Alastair Darling replacing him as shadow ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ed-balls-couldnt-give-toss-2906573

Protesters fell Lenin statue, tell Ukraine's president 'you're next' - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/08/uk-ukraine-idUKBRE9B60DK20131208

NHS weekend failings: Report shows patients 24% more likely to die if operation ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-weekend-failings-report-shows-patients-24-more-likely-to-die-if-operation-is-on-a-friday-8991631.html

Strictly Come Dancing 2013, Sunday's results show: Ashley Taylor Dawson ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/08/strictly-come-dancing-2013-sundays-results-show-ashley-taylor-dawson-dances-off-strictly-4222912/

I'm a Celebrity final LIVE: Kian Egan takes on David Emanuel to be crowned ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/im-celebrity-final-live-kian-2905950

Father backs court on forced C-section - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article3943336.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_08

Record number of Swinging Sixties generation hospitalised for drug taking - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10504106/Record-number-of-Swinging-Sixties-generation-hospitalised-for-drug-taking.html

How to get an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 before the holidays - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/04/how-to-get-xbox-one-or-playstation-4-before-holidays/

MPs' 11% pay rise set to embarrass party leaders - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/08/mps-pay-rise-embarrass-party-leaders

Thailand unrest: Opposition MPs pledge to resign - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25293325

Lady Gaga wears bra and huge dreadlocks on the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lady-gaga-wears-another-bra-2906674

MPs must show that they deserve a pay rise - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/10504715/MPs-must-show-that-they-deserve-a-pay-rise.html

Icon or terrorist: Nelson Mandela's complex bond with Britain - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/icon-or-terrorist-nelson-mandelas-complex-bond-with-britain-8991790.html

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Arsenal host Tottenham in FA Cup's stand-out tie - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/08/soccer-england-cup-draw-idINL3N0JN0A720131208

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/

Susan Boyle describes relief after Asperger syndrome diagnosis - South China Morning Post :: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1376338/susan-boyle-describes-relief-after-asperger-syndrome-diagnosis

Premier League: Everton halts Arsenal's momentum with late equalizer; Fulham ... - Hamilton Spectator :: http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4261208-premier-league-everton-halts-arsenal-s-momentum-with-late-equalizer-fulham-wins/