16-Dec-2013 13:49

Threatwatch: Chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24757-threatwatch-chikungunya-virus-spreads-in-the-americas.html

Tips for Ed Balls to hit the right note - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8b1d608-632e-11e3-a87d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Books: Scottish independence debated - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb629c1c-610b-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Knowing Mandela, by John Carlin - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a7288316-61c8-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html

Lots of atheists, more Muslims, fewer Christians and Jews: this is the new America - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100250598/lots-of-atheists-more-muslims-fewer-christians-and-jews-this-is-the-new-america/

Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76: monitor - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/16/us-syria-crisis-aleppo-idUSBRE9BE0DW20131216

Peter O'Toole – the last great over-actor - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harrymount/100072345/peter-otoole-the-last-great-over-actor/

Ed Miliband takes aim at Britain's biggest housebuilders - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e461132-6626-11e3-8675-00144feabdc0.html

Ofcom outs BT, EE and Talktalk as most complained about networks - Inquirer :: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2319211/ofcom-outs-bt-ee-and-talktalk-as-most-complained-about-networks

Why is my daughter not talking to me? - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/15/why-is-my-daughter-not-talking-to-me-mariella-frostrup

British Library uploads more than a million images to Flickr - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524455/British-Library-uploads-million-images-Flickr.html

Why car wipers may become obsolete - NDTV :: http://profit.ndtv.com/news/industries/article-why-car-wipers-may-become-obsolete-375002

Life sentences planned for slavery offenders - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25389760

Weak French figures spark new recession concerns - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3950371.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_16

Mandela statue unveiled in South Africa capital - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/mandela-statue-unveiled-in-south-africa-capital/2013/12/16/ff90f09a-6648-11e3-997b-9213b17dac97_story.html

Andre Villas-Boas axed by ruthless Tottenham with Tim Sherwood set to step in ... - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/andre-villasboas-axed-by-ruthless-tottenham-with-tim-sherwood-set-to-step-in-for-west-ham-clash-9007412.html

Tories accuse Ed Miliband of preparing to 'rip up' green belt - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/hands-off-our-land/10520348/Tories-accuse-Ed-Miliband-of-preparing-to-rip-up-green-belt.html

South Sudan hit by fighting, president says coup defeated - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5juqMIUE4bJtG45ca-9wvWb_6CgHA?docId%3D6683a297-1f0f-448f-8472-5096e5a1d110

Further restrictions on EU migrants coming to UK, says Theresa May - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10519897/Further-restrictions-on-EU-migrants-coming-to-UK-says-Theresa-May.html

Man remanded over murder of missing teen Jayden - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0lcwegxz7xN88Td5cAYXtEVpCMw?docId%3Dd6a98520-1641-4e7b-b9e5-d6fdb17bfe55

UK parliament condemns BBC executives big payouts - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/world/uk-parliament-condemns-bbc-executives-big-payouts-1.1267659

Exclusive: Young people 'want UK to stay in Europe': Four in 10 adults aged 18 ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-young-people-want-uk-to-stay-in-europe-four-in-10-adults-aged-18-to-24-are-firmly-in-favour-of-membership-poll-shows-9006438.html

Jayden Parkinson's boyfriend on murder charge as police hunt for body - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jayden-parkinsons-boyfriend-on-murder-charge-as-police-hunt-for-body-9006967.html

Joan Fontaine - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/10520388/Joan-Fontaine.html

UN launches $6.5bn Syria appeal - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/16/un-launches-syria-appeal-geneva

Fred Talbot rearrested over sex abuse allegations at boys' school - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10520359/Fred-Talbot-rearrested-over-sex-abuse-allegations-at-boys-school.html

Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-andy-murray-wins-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-1935828

TV weatherman arrested again in connection with sex abuse investigation - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/tv-weatherman-arrested-again-in-connection-with-sex-abuse-investigation-617313.html

Google Says Breach-of-Privacy Lawsuit Can't Be Heard in U.K. - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-16/google-says-breach-of-privacy-lawsuit-can-t-be-heard-in-u-k-.html

22 dead as bus plunges off Philippine highway - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/22-dead-as-bus-plunges-off-philippine-highway-1.434559

Peter O'Toole raised hell -- and standards - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/15/peter-otoole-dead-81/4031623/