08-Dec-2013 23:53

Chocolate blog: Snickers on Mount Olympus - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/andrewbakerchoc/100072216/chocolate-blog-snickers-on-mount-olympus/

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

Martin Sharp, artist and designer - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05814e14-5d16-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Ian Nairn: flight from Subtopia - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/011b6942-5cf1-11e3-81bd-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/

Balls isn't working. Labour must ditch this liability - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article3942364.ece

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

American citizen Merrill Newman deported from North Korea lands in San ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/06/north-korea-says-it-has-deported-american-citizen-merrill-newman/

IQ tests don't test your intelligence. They test your patience - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100249614/iq-tests-dont-test-your-intelligence-they-test-your-patience/

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

Labour's secrecy over Falkirk 'scandal' a gift to the SNP - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labours-secrecy-over-falkirk-scandal-a-gift-to-the-snp-8990849.html

'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

How can I live in a passive house? - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/08/live-in-passive-house-passivhaus

Actor Larry and presenter George Lamb on their close father-son relationship - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/08/larry-george-lamb-father-son-relationship

Commons in chaos as MPs attack pay rise plan as 'incomprehensible' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/commons-in-chaos-as-mps-attack-pay-rise-plan-as-incomprehensible-8991774.html

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/

Baghdad area bombings kill at least 35 - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2013%255C12%255C09%255Cstory_9-12-2013_pg14_10

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/

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

Two arrested on slavery charges in traveller site raids - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3943466.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_08

After Iran deal, Obama and Kerry pivot to Middle East peace - CNN (blog) :: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/07/293204/

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

Father backs court on forced C-section - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article3943336.ece

Two arrested on slavery charges - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3943466.ece

MPs' pay: Westminster unreality cheque - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/08/mps-pay-westminster-unreality-cheque

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

Oxford tent death sparks chemical alert - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-25293273

Number of pensioners visiting A&E for cannabis and cocaine treatment reaches ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/number-of-pensioners-visiting-ae-for-cannabis-and-cocaine-poisoning-reaches-record-high-8991396.html

Police launch new probe into Championship football match-fixing after ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-launch-new-probe-into-championship-football-matchfixing-allegations-8991417.html

Deulofeu earns point for Toffees - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/deulofeu-earns-point-for-toffees-29820197.html