09-Dec-2013 09:02

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/

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/

Aldi takes on Apple with cut-price tablet - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/12/09/10/14/cut-price-aldi-tablet-delivers-apple-warning

Fall in alcohol-related deaths as downturn hits drink sales - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/fall-in-alcohol-related-deaths-as-downturn-hits-drink-sales.22896072

Human Remains Washed Up On Southampton Beach - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179536/human-remains-washed-up-on-southampton-beach

Karen Whitefield: Labour ignores lessons of Falkirk scandal and picks another ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520526/Karen-Whitefield-Labour-ignores-lessons-Falkirk-scandal-picks-union-woman-seat.html

Ukraine's capital Kiev gripped by huge pro-EU demonstration - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25290959

Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/thai-capital-braces-for-protests/2013/12/08/fbaa9bea-606a-11e3-a7b4-4a75ebc432ab_story.html

Singapore bus death sparks riots in which 16 are hurt and 27 arrested - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/singapore-bus-death-sparks-riots-2907331

Cuckoos and English partridge 'in danger of being wiped out' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10504020/Cuckoos-and-English-partridge-in-danger-of-being-wiped-out.html

Key to preventing dementia: Mediterranean diet - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/healthy-eating/key-to-preventing-dementia-mediterranean-diet_25494.html

Technology firms seek government surveillance reform - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25297044

North Korea: Kim Jong-Un's Uncle Purged - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179665/north-korea-kim-jong-uns-uncle-purged

North Korea's Jang forcibly removed from meeting - state TV - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/09/us-korea-north-jang-idUSBRE9B805L20131209

Indian media: Election defeat 'humiliating' for Congress - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25296439

Wenger feels Arsenal merit title recognition - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/wenger-feels-arsenal-merit-title-recognition-1.1619079

Mandela death: South Africa parliament to pay tribute - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25296485

Family moment of silence as Nelson Mandela drew a last breath - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-family-moment-of-silence-as-nelson-mandela-drew-a-last-breath-1931937

Thai PM calls elections as protesters fight on - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/thai-pm-calls-elections-as-protesters-fight-on-1.426826

I'm A Celebrity 2013: Kian Egan is king of the jungle (Picture: ITV) - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/08/im-a-celebrity-2013-its-the-final-and-kian-egan-is-crowned-king-of-the-jungle-4222937/

FA Cup draw sets up clash between London rivals - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/fa-cup-draw-sets-up-clash-between-london-rivals-616571.html

Riot in Singapore's Little India - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/riot-in-singapore-s-little-india-1.426559

Ukrainians Pressure Yanukovych as Lenin Statue Toppled - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-08/ukrainian-opposition-floods-kiev-to-keep-pressing-leader.html

Singing star Susan Boyle is praised by charity chiefs after revealing she was ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/singing-star-susan-boyle-praised-2907372

Best video games for teens and adults - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2013/12/08/game-gifts-holiday-christmas/3802709/

Wounded England braced for return to hostile territory - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/cricket/article3943442.ece

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/

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