13-Dec-2013 09:34

MPs concerned over sale of embedded swap loans - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/mps-concerned-over-sale-of-embedded-swap-loans.22939935

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

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/

Questor share tip: Sports Direct sales growth slows - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/questor/10514811/Questor-share-tip-Sports-Direct-sales-growth-slows.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

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

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

Jake Wallis Simons: the tale of Lord Lucan needs no embellishment - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10513540/Jake-Wallis-Simons-the-tale-of-Lord-Lucan-needs-no-embellishment.html

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

North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25359535

Water plumes 'shooting off Jupiter moon' - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/space/water-plumes-shooting-off-jupiter-moon-1.1621901

Fraud trial told of Nigella's pills, insomnia and shifting moods - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3947686.ece

Firefighters in England and Wales to stage their latest strike - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25361982

American Psycho – review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/american-psycho-musical-review

James Bond's average alcohol consumption was '92 units per week' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/10515184/James-Bonds-alcohol-intake-leaves-doctors-shaken-and-stirred.html

The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug Tweet Review: 1st day, 1st show - IBNLive :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-hobbit--the-desolation-of-smaug-tweet-review-1st-day-1st-show/439322-47-78.html

Execution of key member of Bangladesh opposition party sparks violence, while ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/13/execution-key-member-bangladesh-opposition-party-sparks-violence-while-others/

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

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

Arsenal, Man City, Premier League, Europa League, Ashes Live - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/25362479

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/

After uncle's execution, what's next for Kim Jong Un? - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/13/nkorea-what-next/4008157/

Liver and let die: James Bond was an alcoholic, says study - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/offbeat/liver-and-let-die-james-bond-was-an-alcoholic-study-458302

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

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

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