17-Dec-2013 08:07

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/

Meet the co-parents - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/15/meet-the-co-parents-modern-families

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

Universal laptop charger specification published - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10520844/Universal-laptop-charger-specification-published.html

One in 10 believe coffee causes cancer (it doesn't) - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/one-in-10-believe-coffee-causes-cancer-it-doesnt-9008437.html

Israel's public paranoia masks private complacency - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4208ae0-641f-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

'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

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

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/

Five out of 10 folk haven't a clue - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e8befc6-6420-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Commander Chris Hadfield picks his best moments in space - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10521640/Commander-Chris-Hadfield-picks-his-best-moments-in-space.html

Why today's parents are pushy - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/15/why-todays-parents-are-pushy-baby-boom

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

To survive, the Tories must throw the kitchen sink at Ed - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100250631/to-survive-the-tories-must-throw-the-kitchen-sink-at-ed/

Osborne joins a futile quest for the holy grail of economics - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f20787e-61a9-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html

Even worse, the rebound is probably only a temporary respite - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/the-good-news-there-has-been-a-dramatic-increase-in-arctic-sea-ice-the-bad-its-still-half-the-level-is-was-in-the-1980s-9008388.html

View from Down Under: Torn apart, limb by limb - Yahoo Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/cow-corner/view-down-under-torn-apart-limb-limb-000820229.html

Tory peer caught 'clocking in' at House of Lords to collect £300 daily expenses - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3951359.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_16

Cap on Eu migrants would be illegal, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg warns - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524600/Cap-Eu-migrants-illegal-Lib-Dem-leader-Nick-Clegg-warns.html

Stonehenge facilities modernised - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/stonehenge-facilities-modernised.22971967

I for one welcome our new Chinese Moonlords - Brisbane Times (blog) :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/blogs/blunt-instrument/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-chinese-moonlords-20131217-2zhti.html

Tributes for Peter O'Toole - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/tributes-for-peter-otoole-29842181.html

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

Lord Hanningfield defends 'clocking in' to claim expenses - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/17/lord-hanningfield-clocking-in-expenses

Barca draw Man City in Europe - iAfrica.com :: http://business.iafrica.com/news/891260.html

Andre Villas-Boas leaves Spurs - ESPN.co.uk :: http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/266795.html

Inquiry finds 'no credible evidence' Diana was murdered - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/inquiry-finds-no-credible-evidence-diana-was-murdered-1.1630691

Beyonce's secret album shatters one- week iTunes sales record - Khaleej Times :: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section%3Dentertainment%26xfile%3Ddata/entertainment/2013/December/entertainment_December40.xml

Ashes 2013-14: Australia v England, third Test, day five report - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10522010/Ashes-2013-14-Australia-v-England-third-Test-day-five-report.html

Heathrow expansion - Airports Commission publishes interim report: Politics live ... - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2013/dec/17/heathrow-expansion-airports-commission-publishes-interim-report-politics-live-blog

NSA surveillance row: US phone-tapping revealed by Edward Snowden 'likely ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nsa-surveillance-row-us-phonetapping-revealed-by-edward-snowden-surely-runs-counter-to-constitution-says-judge-9009038.html