09-Dec-2013 12:05

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

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

Vitali Klitschko, pugilist politician aiming to lead Ukraine - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24824ffc-5d16-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.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/

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

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

Dad scammed into paying £450 for PHOTO of Xbox One gets GIVEN console by ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/peter-clatworthy-dad-scammed-paying-2907489

Glasgow Helicopter crash: Funerals of two more victims to be held today - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-helicopter-crash-funerals-two-2907506

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

DJ Campbell held in football fixing probe - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25297600

Glasgow helicopter crash: looking for sense in the Clutha's senseless deaths - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/graemearcher/100249630/glasgow-helicopter-crash-looking-for-sense-in-the-cluthas-senseless-deaths/

Lily Allen returns to number one with John Lewis advert song 'Somewhere Only ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/lily-allen-returns-to-number-one-with-john-lewis-advert-song-somewhere-only-we-know-8992585.html

Top technology firms unite to call for sweeping reforms to US surveillance - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/top-technology-firms-unite-to-call-for-sweeping-reforms-to-us-surveillance-8992668.html

Thai Premier Calls for Elections, but Protests Continue - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/asia/thailand-protests.html

Birdsong silenced as breeds vanish: Native species disappear following ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520511/Birdsong-silenced-breeds-vanish-Native-species-disappear-following-destruction-habitats.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Three People Die In Bolton House Fire - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179769/three-people-die-in-bolton-house-fire

Boyle reveals Asperger's diagnosis - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/boyle-reveals-aspergers-diagnosis-29820985.html

Arsenal manager Wenger irked by Everton tactics - ESPN.co.uk :: http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/264759.html

The Ashes 2013-14: England's glory years are over - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10504227/The-Ashes-2013-14-Englands-glory-years-are-over.html

What does Jang Song-thaek's ousting mean for North Korea? – Q&A - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/jang-song-thaek-north-korea-q-and-a

South African police prepare for Mandela ceremony - The News International :: http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-129609-South-African-police-prepare-for-Mandela-ceremony

Gunners draw Spurs in FA Cup third round - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/gunners-draw-spurs-in-fa-cup-third-round-20131209-2z1po.html

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

Vaughan fears 5-0 Ashes series drubbing for England - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/sport/2249146-vaughan-fears-5-0-ashes-series-drubbing-for-england/

Westlife's Kian Egan wins I'm A Celebrity - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25298105

Google, FB, Twitter write to Obama: Don't violate citizens' privacy - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/google-fb-twitter-write-to-obama-dont-violate-citizens-privacy-1276957.html

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

North Korea purges Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/09/north-korea-purges-kim-jong-uns-powerful-uncle/3915013/

HSBC eyes £20bn spin-off of UK retail arm - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hsbc-eyes-20bn-spinoff-of-uk-retail-arm-8992760.html

Ukraine Protest: Police Set To Launch Crackdown In Kiev (VIDEO/PHOTOS) - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/09/ukraine-protest_n_4411172.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dworld