16-Dec-2013 16:52

From Snowdonia to Namibia, travel discoveries of the year - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5b917bd4-5dad-11e3-95bd-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/

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/

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

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

BT switches on 'default' porn filter - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10520537/BT-switches-on-default-porn-filter.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

TV man held again over 'sex abuse' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tv-man-held-again-over-sex-abuse-29841786.html

On immigration patrol with British police in Romania - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25368670

Labour sets out housing pledge - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/labour-sets-out-housing-pledge-29841503.html

Syria: Saudi prince's anger over royal biopic - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25401836

Two peers suspended from the House of Lords after offering access to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524648/Lord-Mackenzie-Framwellgate-Lord-Laird-suspended-House-Lords.html

The British Library Just Released 1 Million Fascinating Old Photos To The Public - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-British-Library-Just-Released-1-Million-5068320.php

Lord Laird faces lengthy suspension from House of Lords after Panorama ... - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/lord-laird-faces-lengthy-suspension-from-house-of-lords-after-panorama-investigation-29842135.html

Cameron visits UK soldiers on unannounced Afghanistan trip - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/149028-cameron-visits-uk-soldiers-on-unannounced-afghanistan-trip.html

Harvard University evacuates campus buildings over explosives alert - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10520777/Harvard-University-evacuates-campus-buildings-over-explosives-alert.html

EU referendum: playing war games over UK future - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25401335

End of the windshield wiper? - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/12/16/end-windshield-wiper/

Many Canadians suffer from a convenient apartheid amnesia - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/many-canadians-suffer-from-a-convenient-apartheid-amnesia/article15982018/?cmpid%3Drss1

Syria in numbers: Why the UN has made a record $6.5-billion appeal - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/un-seeks-65-billion-for-syria-crisis-in-2014/article15981928/

Tablet goes on sale for £30 in UK - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25402621

Britons should be able to sue Google for privacy breaches, court hears - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10520755/Britons-should-be-able-to-sue-Google-for-privacy-breaches-court-hears.html

Man charged with Jayden Parkinson's murder - Manchester Evening News :: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-charged-jayden-parkinsons-murder-6410712

PM Davis Cameron hails Afghan 'job very well done' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25403800

'Family Guy' resurrects Brian the dog! - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/12/16/family-guy-resurrects-brian-the-dog/4038129/

Ashes 'not yet lost' - SkySports :: http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/9076706/ashes-201314-england-can-make-history-and-win-third-test-by-playing-tough-cricket

Champions League: Barcelona to face Man City - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/champions-league-barcelona-to-face-man-city-1.2465846

Sports Personality of the Year 2013: Andy Murray takes BBC prize while Lions ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sports-personality-of-the-year-andy-murray-takes-bbc-prize-while-lions-get-double-honours-9006470.html

Neville Neville denies 'drunken' sex assault - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-25401636

Peter O'Toole 1932-2013 - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/peter-otoole-1932-2013/

Rodgers hails Flanagan potential - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/rodgers-hails-flanagan-potential-29842466.html