09-Dec-2013 03:57

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

Autumn Statement 2013: Labour need Ed Balls, but he can't carry on like this - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100249467/autumn-statement-2013-labour-need-ed-balls-but-he-cant-carry-on-like-this/

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

Jon Hunt's Wilderness Reserve in Suffolk - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0ff3bc44-5b3e-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

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

Man's death in tent prompts chemical alert - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mans-death-in-tent-prompts-chemical-alert-8991846.html

Labour selects Karen Whitefield as Falkirk candidate - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-selects-karen-whitefield-as-falkirk-candidate-8991855.html

A Marxist take on economic meltdown - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5a71e7f2-5b7d-11e3-a2ba-00144feabdc0.html

US vet held in N. Korea says he was comfortable - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-vet-merrill-newman-85-home-from-north-korea/2013/12/08/4a107858-5fe5-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html

Cut-price Aldi tablet causes rush in UK - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/12/09/10/14/cut-price-aldi-tablet-delivers-apple-warning

Ashley Taylor Dawson booted off 'Strictly' - TV3.ie :: http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID%3D1.803.813%26article%3D120746

Lily Allen back at top of charts - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/lily-allen-back-at-top-of-charts-29820218.html

Toss-up: Playstation 4 v Xbox One - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/tossup-playstation-4-v-xbox-one-20131209-2z0a5.html

British police arrest six people in connection with a second investigation into ... - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/british-police-arrest-six-people-in-connection-with-a-second-investigation-into-spot-fixing-1.1621365

Anonymous hackers plead guilty to 2010 PayPal cyberattack - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57614906-83/anonymous-hackers-plead-guilty-to-2010-paypal-cyberattack/

Men freed after 'slavery' raids in Bristol area - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25290687

Unravelled: Science behind spider webs - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Unravelled-Science-behind-spider-webs/articleshow/27107235.cms

Susan Boyle diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-susan-boyle-aspergers-syndrome-20131208,0,3471746.story

Kiev protesters topple Lenin statue as Ukrainians take to the streets - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/kiev-protesters-lenin-statue-ukraine

HSBC considers floating UK banking business - FT - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/09/uk-hsbc-britain-ipo-idUKBRE9B802020131209

Six-figure salaries for pay panel: Civil servants charged with reviewing MPs' pay ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520484/Six-figure-salaries-pay-panel-Civil-servants-charged-reviewing-MPs-pay-earn-backbenchers.html

Ed Balls takes to the stage to show George Osborne he CAN play piano - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520270/Ed-Balls-takes-stage-George-Osborne-CAN-play-piano.html

South Africa unites in prayer and song for Nelson Mandela - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/South-Africa-unites-in-prayer-and-song-for-Nelson-Mandela/articleshow/27100433.cms

Rough Copy fail to reach final - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/rough-copy-fail-to-reach-final-29820484.html

Katy ready for new album - The Nation :: http://www.nation.com.pk/entertainment/09-Dec-2013/katy-ready-for-new-album

Ukraine protests: Not quite a million, but no end in sight (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/1208/Ukraine-protests-Not-quite-a-million-but-no-end-in-sight-video

Two share menu fit for jungle king - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/two-share-menu-fit-for-jungle-king-29820595.html

Arsenal in arch-rivals Spurs FA Cup test - Capital FM Kenya :: http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2013/12/09/arsenal-in-arch-rivals-spurs-fa-cup-test/

South Africans remember Nelson Mandela with praise and prayers - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-south-africans-remember-nelson-mandela-with-praise-and-prayers-1931829

Everton fight back to hold Arsenal to draw - South China Morning Post :: http://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/1376665/everton-fight-back-hold-arsenal-draw

Thai PM Yingluck to dissolve parliament and call elections - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25252795