16-Dec-2013 15:51

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

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

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100250647/ten-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-2014/

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/

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

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

HTC One successor edges closer to release - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/htc/10520065/HTC-One-successor-edges-closer-to-release.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

European Union migrant cap plan illegal, says Nick Clegg - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25398612

The voters don't think they're going to benefit from growth. What's worse is they're ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timwigmore/100250470/the-voters-dont-think-theyre-going-to-benefit-from-growth-whats-worse-is-theyre-right/

Syria: Helicopters Drop 'Barrel Bombs' On Aleppo - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1183019

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

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

Slavery Bill is weak on children who go missing, Labour says - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/slavery-bill-is-weak-on-children-who-go-missing-labour-says-9007677.html

David Cameron declares 'mission accomplished' in Afghanistan - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10397126/David-Cameron-declares-mission-accomplished-in-Afghanistan.html

Leave the BBC alone – it has a vision now - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/16/leave-bbc-alone-payoffs-tony-hall

China to launch rock-collecting lunar probe in 2017 after latest successful landing - CTV News :: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/china-to-launch-rock-collecting-lunar-probe-in-2017-after-latest-successful-landing-1.1595128

Jayden Parkinson: boyfriend appears in court as police search for body continues - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jayden-parkinson-boyfriend-appears-in-court-as-police-search-for-body-continues-9006967.html

Jayden Parkinson: Boyfriend Ben Blakeley appears in court charged with murder ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jayden-parkinson-boyfriend-ben-blakeley-2933088

Two peers suspended from the House of Lords after offering access to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524648/Two-peers-suspended-House-Lords-offering-access-Parliament-undercover-reporters.html

Mandela buried, now SAfrica confronts many ills - Boston Herald :: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/africa/2013/12/mandela_buried_now_safrica_confronts_many_ills

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

World's cheapest tablet, the UbiSlate 7Ci, costing just £30 launches in Britain - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2524605/Worlds-cheapest-tablet-UbiSlate-7Ci-costing-just-30-launches-Britain.html

Google bid to have privacy case thrown out - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10520755/Google-bid-to-have-privacy-case-thrown-out.html

Andre Villas-Boas sacking: Where did it all go wrong and who's next for Spurs? - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2524630/Andre-Villas-Boas-sacking-Where-did-wrong-whos-Spurs.html

Ashes 2013-14: Ben Stokes has a massive future - Ian Bell - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25404538

Video: Actor Peter O'Toole dead at age 81 - Ottawa Citizen :: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Video%2BActor%2BPeter%2BToole%2Bdead/9289873/story.html

Row over right to work in the UK - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/row-over-right-to-work-in-the-uk-29841784.html

ShowBiz Minute: O'Toole, Fontaine, Cameron - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/people/2013/12/16/4037905/

'Family Guy' brings back key character - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20131216/ENT03/312160063/family-guy-brian-the-dog

China's first lunar rover Jade Rabbit sends back photos from moon - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-china-s-first-lunar-rover-jade-rabbit-sends-back-photos-from-moon-1936214