13-Dec-2013 15:40

No better off under Labour - poll - The Star :: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/national/no-better-off-under-labour-poll-1-6313871

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/

Cyber weapons: this century's nukes? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/jamiebartlett/100011795/cyber-weapons-this-centurys-nukes/

Migrants with poor grasp of English could be denied benefits - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10514786/Speak-English-or-lose-benefits-warns-Iain-Duncan-Smith.html

The Beatles: 59 unreleased tracks to be put on iTunes by Apple - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/10515844/The-Beatles-59-unreleased-tracks-to-be-put-on-iTunes-by-Apple.html

Police attended the house after concerns for baby's safety - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523083/Two-Halifax-women-arrested-baby-dies-hospital.html

Geminid meteor shower begins: watch out for fireballs - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2013/dec/13/geminid-meteor-shower-fireballs

Nelson Mandela set a standard that his successors have struggled to match - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21591643-nelson-mandela-set-standard-his-successors-have-struggled-match

Water jets shooting off ice-covered moon of Jupiter - South China Morning Post :: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1379905/water-jets-shooting-jupiter-moon

Pirate Bay switches address for the sixth time this year - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/13/pirate-bay-domain-address-filesharing

Universities UK withdraws advice on gender segregation in lectures - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/dec/13/universities-uk-withdraws-advice-gender-segregation

Nigella Lawson allowed children to smoke marijuana, former personal assistant ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nigella-lawson-allowed-children-to-smoke-marijuana-former-personal-assistant-tells-court-9003452.html

Harry and team reach South Pole - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/harry-and-team-reach-south-pole-29835077.html

North Korea's appetite for executions remains undiminished - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/13/north-korea-executions-torture-kim-jong-un

Robin van Persie ruled out for a month with thigh injury - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/13/robin-van-persie-month-out-thigh-injury-manchester-united

New 'Hobbit' film breathes fire into trilogy - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/movie-reviews/new-hobbit-film-breathes-fire-into-trilogy-1.1582492

Gender segregation advice withdrawn - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/gender-segregation-advice-withdrawn-29835248.html

British docs say James Bond's drinking would make him an 'impotent drunk' - Philly.com (blog) :: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/movies/British-docs-say-James-Bonds-drinking-would-make-him-an-impotent-drunk.html

Britain 'can be proud' of Syria efforts, insists David Cameron - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10515992/Britain-can-be-proud-of-Syria-efforts-insists-David-Cameron.html

England keep faith in Anderson - SPORT24 :: http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/Ashes/England-keep-faith-in-Anderson-20131213

Twitter nixes changes to blocking feature - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/12/13/twitter-blocking-users/4008773/

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

Ireland becomes the first country to exit eurozone bailout programme - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/13/ireland-first-country-exit-eurozone-bailout

UPDATE 3-RSA chief quits as insurer warns on profit again - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/rsa-warning-idINL6N0JS12820131213

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

In landmark for EU, Ireland leaves its bailout behind - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/uk-ireland-bailout-idUKBRE9BC0JB20131213

Nigella Lawson used drugs every three days at family home, former assistant ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nigella-lawson-used-drugs-every-three-days-at-family-home-former-assistant-tells-court-9003452.html

Boom! Beyonce releases fifth studio album - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/13/beyonce-releases-fifth-studio-album/4008397/

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

Jupiter's icy moon Europa 'spouts water' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25349395

Mandela, American public servant - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2cf51aa-60f6-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html