13-Dec-2013 02:27

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

Queen angry at police officers eating her Bombay mix, court hears - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/10513920/Queen-angry-at-police-officers-eating-her-Bombay-mix-court-hears.html

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

Expats shocked as Dhaka hangs top Jamaat leader - Arab News :: http://www.arabnews.com/news/491921

Scotland Tonight: What can be done to improve helicopter safety? - stv.tv :: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/256617-scotland-tonight-what-can-be-done-to-improve-helicopter-safety/

Titan moon's colossal methane seas - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25360516

UN Confirms Repeated Chemical Arms Use in Syria - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/world/middleeast/un-confirms-repeated-chemical-arms-use-in-syria.html

UPDATE 3-UK firm involved in fatal crash grounds EC135 helicopter fleet - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/12/britain-helicopters-grounded-idUSL6N0JR35K20131212

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

Poisoned inheritance - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591547-lack-folate-diet-male-mice-reprograms-their-sperm-ways

Scotland shows some independence on immigration - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/scotland-shows-some-independence-on-immigration-1.1625851

Idris Elba pays tribute to Mandela, records album - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/idris-elba-pays-tribute-to-mandela-records-album-113121300066_1.html

Spain: Catalonia Calls Vote on Split - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/world/europe/spain-catalonia-calls-vote-on-split.html

Possible Geyser of Water Seen Erupting From Jupiter's Moon Europa - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/12/12/europa_possible_geyser_observed_using_hubble.html

Uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/uncle-of-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-executed-1.1626169

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

George Osborne says we still need to cut welfare by billions - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522926/George-Osborne-says-need-cut-welfare-billions.html

North Korea Says It Has Executed Kim Jong Un's Uncle For Treason - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/12/12/kim_jong_un_jang_song_thaek_north_korea_says_it_s_executed_kim_jong_un_s.html

St Gallen 1 Swansea City 0 match report: Michael Laudrup savours moment as ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/st-gallen-1-swansea-city-0-match-report-michael-laudrup-savours-moment-as-swans-do-just-enough-to-go-through-9001749.html

Chiwetel Ejiofor is phone-less on Globes day - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/12/chiwetel-ejiofor-golden-globes/3997645/

Queen was furious at police for stealing wedding cashew nuts, court told - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/13/queen-scolded-police-for-eating-nuts

The Kardashians hint at marketing potential for Instagram's messenger - PCWorld :: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2080040/the-kardashians-hint-at-marketing-potential-for-instagrams-messenger.html

PA 'saw signs of drugs at Lawson home' - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/nigella-judge-in-cameron-rebuke/story-fn3dxix6-1226782060901

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

Top Christmas gifts already sold out - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10511565/Top-Christmas-gifts-already-sold-out.html

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

A warm little pond? - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591548-mars-warm-little-pond

When did the Irish become so accepting of their lot? - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf8f5288-6279-11e3-bba5-00144feabdc0.html

Britain is growing – this is no time for a stimulus - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a14e170-6106-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html

Pensioner, 65, found guilty of killing driver, 64, by punching him in the head - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522697/Pensioner-65-guilty-killing-driver-64-punching-head.html

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