16-Dec-2013 14:50

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

Dead men's pens: reinventing Wodehouse, Trollope and Chandler - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7aa42476-60f6-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

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/

What would you sacrifice for your pension? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/graemearcher/100250675/what-would-you-sacrifice-for-your-pension/

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

Syria crisis: UN launches record $6.5bn aid appeal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25398012

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

Lawmakers Fault BBC Leaders Over Severance Pay - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/world/europe/lawmakers-fault-bbc-leaders-over-severance-pay.html?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

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

Plebgate police officer Keith Wallis in court accused of being 'false witness' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10520135/Plebgate-police-officer-Keith-Wallis-in-court-accused-of-being-false-witness.html

Miliband accused of wanting to 'forcibly rip-up' the countryside under plan to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524325/Miliband-accused-wanting-forcibly-rip-countryside-plan-allow-towns-cities-expand.html

New tech may replace windscreen wipers in cars - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/business/automobiles/auto-news/new-tech-may-replace-windscreen-wipers-in-cars_90772.html

Curfew in South Sudan after government defeats 'coup' - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/south-sudan-coup-curfew-juba-salva-kiir

TV weatherman Fred Talbot arrested for second time over historic sex abuse ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tv-weatherman-fred-talbot-arrested-2933344

Google says it should not be tried in UK courts for allegedly tracking British citizens - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/google-says-it-should-not-be-tried-in-uk-courts-for-allegedly-tracking-british-citizens-9007898.html

Peter O'Toole: my encounter with a true professional - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10520468/Peter-OToole-my-encounter-with-a-true-professional.html

Teenager charged in Jayden probe - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/teenager-charged-in-jayden-probe-29841904.html

Joan Fontaine: a career in clips - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/dec/16/joan-fontaine-a-career-in-clips

Find Out How 'Family Guy' Resurrected Brian Back From the Dead - ABC News (blog) :: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/find-out-how-family-guy-resurrected-brian-back-from-the-dead/

Margaret Hodge on BBC pay-offs to senior managers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25401527

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

Israeli, Lebanese, UN officers to meet after cross-border killing - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/16/21919722-israeli-lebanese-un-officers-to-meet-after-cross-border-killing

China flexes soft power in becoming 3rd on moon - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-flexes-soft-power-in-becoming-3rd-on-moon-2013-12-16?link%3DMW_latest_news

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

The British Library is still one Flickr away from making all art free - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/dec/16/british-library-flickr-art-free-masterpieces

Burial ends 95 glorious years with Nelson Mandela - The Standard Digital News :: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID%3D2000100175%26story_title%3Dburial-ends-95-glorious-years-with-mandela

What the back pages say on Monday, December 16: Andre Villas-Boas faces ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-2524475/What-pages-say-Monday-December-16-Andre-Villas-Boas-faces-Tottenham-axe.html

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

Lehmann influence lauded - SPORT24 :: http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/Ashes/Watson-lauds-Lehmann-influence-20131216

US may never know extent of Snowden's leaks: Officials - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-may-never-know-extent-of-Snowdens-leaks-Officials/articleshow/27434589.cms