13-Dec-2013 08:33

PA 'saw drugs signs at Lawson home' - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/pa-saw-drugs-signs-at-lawson-home-29833457.html

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

Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay sails to a new domain - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D5%26objectid%3D11172176

Protest apps bring hi-tech flair to Thai rallies - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/protest-apps-bring-hi-tech-flair-to-thai-rallies/2013/12/13/1bd02a68-63b6-11e3-af0d-4bb80d704888_story.html

The good guys have lost in Syria – only the bad guys are left fighting - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/shashankjoshi/100250429/the-good-guys-have-lost-in-syria-only-the-bad-guys-are-left-fighting/

HS2 'needed' to avert capacity crisis on Britain's railways, say MPs - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10514674/HS2-needed-to-avert-capacity-crisis-on-Britains-railways-say-MPs.html

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

H2Whoa! Hubble Telescope Finds Geysers of Water on Jupiter's Moon Europa - TIME :: http://science.time.com/2013/12/12/h2whoa-hubble-telescope-finds-geysers-of-water-on-jupiters-moon-of-europa/

Capitalist extremism skewered by an all-singing, all-dancing American Psycho - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/theatre-review-capitalist-extremism-skewered-by-an-allsinging-alldancing-american-psycho-9001356.html

Speak English or lose benefits: Government to introduce tougher tests for migrants - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-to-introduce-tougher-tests-for-migrants-claiming-benefits-9001528.html

Police warned to 'keep their sticky fingers out' of Queen Elizabeth's nuts, court ... - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/12/21876777-police-warned-to-keep-their-sticky-fingers-out-of-queen-elizabeths-nuts-court-hears

Chemical weapons used in Syria, UN report confirms - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/13/chemical-weapons-used-in-syria-un-report-confirms/

Ian Edmondson declared 'unfit' to face phone-hacking trial - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ian-edmondson-declared-unfit-to-face-phonehacking-trial-9000894.html

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) :: http://blog.seattlepi.com/peoplescritic/2013/12/12/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug/

Boffins: On my command, unleash REMOTE CONTROL BULL SPERM - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/13/boffins_unleash_cyborg_bull_sperm/

Grounded copters back in service - Glasgow Evening Times :: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/grounded-copters-back-in-service-145391n.22948519

Scottish pub helicopter crash: Firm grounds fleet of choppers after fault - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/12/21877185-scottish-pub-helicopter-crash-firm-grounds-fleet-of-choppers-after-fault

Deaf Hollywood actress reacts in shock to 'fake' interpreter - Channel 24 :: http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Deaf-Hollywood-actress-reacts-to-fake-interpreter-20131212

UN inspectors confirm Syria chemical attack - News24 :: http://www.news24.com/World/News/UN-inspectors-confirm-Syria-chemical-attack-20131213

Study says James Bond was an alcoholic - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/article.aspx?id%3D933907

Alastair Cook wins 100th Test cap but still hungry for more - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-alastair-cook-wins-100th-test-cap-but-still-hungry-for-more-1934261

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

Kim Jong-un's uncle Jang Song-thaek executed, say North Korean state media - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/12/north-korea-jang-song-thaek-executed

Bangladesh Islamist Abdul Kader Mullah hanged for war crimes - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25356034

We can't go on like this – it's time to reform the civil service - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5e51188-6267-11e3-bba5-00144feabdc0.html

Church versus state: Scientology faces unholy war after court ruling - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/church-versus-state-scientology-faces-unholy-war-after-court-ruling-8998827.html

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

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

Queen 'irritated by police eating Palace nibbles', hacking trial told - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3947142.ece

Welfare reform - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21591619-delays-may-kill-governments-plans-reshape-welfare-dont-ask-credit