13-Dec-2013 01:26

Sports Direct gets shirty over kit dispute - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article3946904.ece

Osborne puts welfare budget in austerity crosshairs - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/business-a-economy/189/1264059/

UN confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/12/uk-syria-crisis-chemical-un-idUKBRE9BB1BT20131212

'Anxious' about maggots in GP surgery in Nottingham - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25348602

Ten people died after an EC 135 helicopter crashed through the roof of a pub in ... - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1212/492470-aviation-company-grounds-helicopter-fleet/

Cameron chided for 'Team Nigella' remarks - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1501119%26objectid%3D11171702

Speak English or lose benefits, warns Iain Duncan Smith - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10514786/Speak-English-or-lose-benefits-warns-Iain-Duncan-Smith.html

Water geysers erupt on Europa! Could Jupiter's icy moon host life? - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-water-geysers-europa-jupiter-icy-moon-life-agu-20131212,0,865937.story

Queen took action to stop police eating her nuts - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/queen-took-action-to-stop-police-eating-her-nuts-1-3230944

Five things we love about this year's Golden Globe nominations - Edmonton Journal :: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Five%2Bthings%2Blove%2Babout%2Bthis%2Byear%2BGolden/9279952/story.html

Police told to leave Queen's nuts - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/12/13/04/40/queen-upset-about-snacking-policemen

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle executed - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/uk-korea-north-idUKBRE9BB19320131213

Swansea through, Spurs stay perfect in Europa League - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/swansea-through-spurs-stay-perfect-in-europa-league/story-fn63e0vj-1226782313726

Bangladesh executes opposition leader - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/12/bangladesh-opposition-execution-mollah/3999389/

Spain set to thwart Catalan vote on independent state - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3947891.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_13

Film review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Irish Times (blog) :: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/film-review-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-1.1625647

'A very worrisome sign': North Korea executes uncle of leader Kim Jong Un - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/12/21880254-a-very-worrisome-sign-north-korea-executes-uncle-of-leader-kim-jong-un?lite

Syrian refugees in Lebanon hit by winter storm - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25359136

Interpreter at Mandela Event Was Hallucinating, Saw Angels - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/interpreter-mandela-event-hallucinating-21189294

Sumatra coastal cave records stunning tsunami history - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25269698

G4S and Serco lose tagging contracts after overcharging scandal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/g4s-and-serco-lose-tagging-contracts-after-overcharging-scandal-8999782.html

Tesco Hudl Review - The Best Supermarket Tablet out There - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/529717/20131212/tesco-hudl-review-119-android-tablet.htm

Poisoned inheritance - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591547-lack-folate-diet-male-mice-reprograms-their-sperm-ways?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Bangladesh executes leader - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/bangladesh-executes-top-islamist-leader-for-war-crimes-minister-1.1266526

Europe faces a bigger threat than German caution - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39fca738-6266-11e3-99d1-00144feabdc0.html

Today's Tech: The great cyber bank robbery, The Pirate Bay moves once again ... - ITProPortal :: http://www.itproportal.com/2013/12/12/todays-tech-the-great-cyber-bank-robbery-the-pirate-bay-moves-once-again-and-spotify-goes-mobile/

Death toll in Scottish helicopter crash rises - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/europe/scotland-helicopter-crash/

Will Ferrell on the cult celebrity of Ron Burgundy - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/will-ferrell-on-the-cult-celebrity-of-ron-burgundy-20131212-2z960.html

Helicopters return to service - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/helicopters-return-to-service-9000686.html

MPs' 11% pay rise plan defended by salaries watchdog - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25344188

Breathe in that dirty doublethink - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccc5159a-60ff-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html