14-Dec-2013 00:49

James Bond is an 'impotent drunk' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25349738

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

Data to expose 'sleeping ice giant' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25173121

A taste of no-tech life in a post-apocalyptic bunker - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24752-a-taste-of-notech-life-in-a-postapocalyptic-bunker.html

Scientists create 'robotic sperm' controlled by magnets - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/scientists-create-robotic-sperm-controlled-magnets-article-1.1546906

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

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

Lee Rigby murder trial: Second defendant Michael Adebowale offers no evidence - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lee-rigby-murder-trial-michael-2924337

The old banks are returning but without their managers - Money Supply (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1b4ddd4-632e-11e3-886f-00144feabdc0.html

Watch your step! Hilarious CCTV footage shows escalator slips and trips - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/13/watch-your-step-hilarious-cctv-footage-shows-escalator-slips-and-trips-4229831/

Damian Lewis's spat with Harry Potter wizard Sir Ian McKellen was entertaining ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10516125/Homeland-stars-insult-shows-why-actors-should-sometimes-keep-quiet.html

Drink driver who killed four spared jail because his rich parents 'never taught him ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/drink-driver-ethan-couch-who-2924545

Homelessness increases by 34 PER CENT under Coalition as soaring rents and ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homelessness-increases-34-per-cent-2924560

Intel seen threatened as Google mulls own server chips - The Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/International/2013/Dec-14/240998-intel-seen-threatened-as-google-mulls-own-server-chips.ashx

Nigella Lawson court case - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/nigella-lawson-court-case-9003294.html

Everyone wins with Harry at the end of the world - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3948947.ece

'Britain's housing capable to turn scalding hot' - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2013%255C12%255C14%255Cstory_14-12-2013_pg5_28

Free school with no 'workable plan to improve' is first to be closed by DfE - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/dec/13/discovery-free-school-crawley-closed-ofsted

Prince Harry reaches the South Pole - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/prince-harry-reaches-the-south-pole-20131213-hv5nn.html

If You Drank Like James Bond, You'd Be Shaken, Too - NPR (blog) :: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/13/250474378/if-you-drank-like-james-bond-youd-be-shaken-too

In South Africa, saying goodbye to a hero — and the idea of needing a hero - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-south-africa-saying-goodbye-to-a-hero--and-the-idea-of-needing-a-hero/2013/12/13/a83cce3a-637e-11e3-aa81-e1dab1360323_story.html

Ireland gets final IMF payout as it exits rescue - Channel News Asia :: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/ireland-gets-final-imf/922090.html

Dead Colorado school shooter wanted to confront teacher, sheriff says - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/13/us/colorado-school-shooting/

British PM David Cameron rebuked by court for supporting chef Nigella Lawson - Indiatimes.com :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/British-PM-David-Cameron-rebuked-by-court-for-supporting-chef-Nigella-Lawson/articleshow/27309410.cms

Universities back down on sexual segregation - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3948163.ece

Ashes 2013-14: Australia v England, third Test: day one as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10517522/Ashes-third-Test-live.html

US to Step Up Talks With Regional Allies After N. Korea Execution - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/us-to-step-up-talks-with-regional-allies-after-n-korea-execution/1810166.html

Fake signer who stood next to Obama at Mandela ceremony 'was once charged ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/fake-signer-who-stood-next-to-obama-at-mandela-ceremony-was-once-charged-with-murder-9003539.html

Colorado School Shooter Killed - Daily Beast :: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/12/13/school-shooting-in-colo.html

Dennis Rodman will train North Korea's basketball team - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/12/13/dennis-rodman-north-korea-basketball-team-training/4014029/

First take: Beyonce's album a feast for eyes, ears - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/13/review-beyonces-self-titled-visual-album/4008749/