16-Dec-2013 21:57

BBC pay-offs: MPs condemn 'cronyism' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25367046

Wear a Christmas jumper to hide a host of festive sins - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/dec/16/wear-christmas-jumper-hide-festive-sins

Watermelon Caroline Lucas denies her true nature - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100250712/watermelon-caroline-lucas-denies-her-true-nature/

Labour launches housing commission to tackle 'land hoarders' - Construction News :: http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/housing/labour-launches-housing-commission-to-tackle-land-hoarders/8656792.article

Lawrence of Arabia or The Sound of Music? What politicians' favourite films say ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100250764/lawrence-of-arabia-or-the-sound-of-music-what-politicians-favourite-films-say-about-them/

'Remarkable' rocks within reach of Jade Rabbit rover - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25402455

'Robot dragonfly' is the smallest and lightest self-navigating drone - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/robot-dragonfly-is-the-smallest-and-lightest-selfnavigating-drone-9008723.html

Sketch: Theresa May doffs her cap - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10521330/Sketch-Theresa-May-doffs-her-cap.html

Austria swears in EU's youngest foreign minister Sebastian Kurz - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/25407573

pub fires chef, forgets he's in charge of Twitter account - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/16/oxfordshire-pub-fires-chef-forgets-hes-in-charge-of-twitter-account-4232166/

Time for Cameron to show he is the main man - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a6ba4e-641f-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

Good news for Arctic, as sea ice volume up by half - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/good-news-for-arctic-as-sea-ice-volume-up-by-half-113121601239_1.html

Two peers suspended from the House of Lords after offering to do paid work for ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/two-peers-suspended-from-the-house-of-lords-after-offering-to-do-paid-work-for-undercover-reporters-9008814.html

Firefighters to strike on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve as pensions dispute ... - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/firefighters-to-strike-on-christmas-eve-and-new-years-eve-as-pensions-dispute-escalates-9008824.html

BT default porn filter turned on for new customers - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/16/bt-default-porn-filter-turned-on-for-new-customers-4233004/

Caroline Criado-Perez who faced abuse on Twitter. - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/two-face-twitter-campaigner-charge-29842778.html

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

The politicians' search for selfie-esteem - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d2aa7ea-6666-11e3-aa10-00144feabdc0.html

Peter O'Toole: Defining history for a generation - Khaleej Times :: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile%3Ddata/opinion/2013/December/opinion_December28.xml%26section%3Dopinion

Harvard reopens 4 buildings evacuated for unconfirmed explosives - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harvard-reopens-4-buildings-evacuated-for-unconfirmed-explosives-1.2465742

Andy Murray named BBC's Sports Personality of the Year - SI.com :: http://tennis.si.com/2013/12/16/andy-murray-named-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year/

Afghanistan: Mission accomplished is a 'dangerous' phrase - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25407073

We should call Europe's bluff over immigration rules - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article3950977.ece

Family Guy's Brian (The Dog) Griffin returns - Calgary Herald :: http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Family%2BBrian%2BGriffin%2Breturns/9292607/story.html

Datawind's $38 Tablet Looks like a $38 Tablet - TIME :: http://techland.time.com/2013/12/16/datawinds-38-tablet-looks-like-a-38-tablet/

Andre Villas-Boas sacked: Tottenham successor faces the impossible job under ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/10521635/Andre-Villas-Boas-sacked-Tottenham-successor-faces-the-impossible-job-under-Daniel-Levy.html

Princess Diana was not murdered by SAS, Met Police say - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/diana/10521651/Princess-Diana-was-not-murdered-by-SAS-Met-Police-say.html

Man City faces Barcelona in Champions round of 16 - Arab News :: http://www.arabnews.com/news/493606

Four buildings reopen after Harvard halls evacuated in bomb scare - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/harvard-buildings-evacuated-due-to-unconfirmed-reports-of-explosives/article15982113/

The movies they gave us: O'Toole, Fontaine and the man known as Billy Jack - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/16/4696481/the-movies-they-gave-us-otoole.html

North Koreans ask 'discreet' questions over execution - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25404660