17-Dec-2013 10:09

Esa's Cryosat sees Arctic sea-ice volume bounce back - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25383373

Warnings over text-sharing apps - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25354641

Back to the Heathrow barricades as government gets ready for an airport U-turn - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/16/heathrow-airport-runways-u-turn

Draughty homes: the energy companies LOVE selling us something we continue ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jennyjones/100250741/draughty-homes-the-energy-companies-love-selling-us-something-we-continue-to-waste/

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/

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

'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

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/

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

This is not the banking union Europe is looking for - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92bbb0a6-6330-11e3-886f-00144feabdc0.html

The magnanimous essence of Madiba - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7288316-61c8-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

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

Clegg blasts May's 'illegal' cap on migrants - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wider-political-news/clegg-blasts-mays-illegal-cap-on-migrants.22959438

Poorer than your parents - post-war pensions boom 'is coming to an end' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/10521587/Poorer-than-your-parents-post-war-pensions-boom-is-coming-to-an-end.html

Cameron: Afghanistan Is 'Mission Accomplished' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1183114/cameron-afghanistan-is-mission-accomplished

UK troops have done well in Kabul - Cameron - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/uk-troops-have-done-well-in-kabul-cameron-1.1623291

Matthew Perry and Peter Hitchens clash on Newsnight over drugs policy - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/17/matthew-perry-peter-hitchens-newsnight

The flat-pack home that costs just £10500 and can be built in four hours - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/17/the-flat-pack-home-that-costs-just-10500-and-can-be-built-in-four-hours-4233273/

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

Belfast fire bomb: Man burst into flames in shop - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25412487

Princess Diana death: Police reject claims princess and lover Dodi Al Fayed ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/princess-diana-death-police-reject-2934612

Sherlock: Mark Gatiss on Holmes' return from the dead - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/videos/entertainment/sherlock-mark-gatiss-on-holmes-return-from-the-dead-29845248.html

Heathrow and Gatwick make short list for expansion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4678fa18-66ec-11e3-8d3e-00144feabdc0.html

Judge: NSA domestic phone data-mining unconstitutional - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/16/justice/nsa-surveillance-court-ruling/

Why are European powers (and Oxfam) funding a radical Israeli group? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jakewallissimons/100248886/why-are-european-powers-and-oxfam-funding-a-radical-israeli-group/

Disgraced peer Lord Hanningfield claims £300 a day for spending just 20 ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525004/Disgraced-peer-Lord-Hanningfield-claims-300-day-20-minutes-Lords.html?ico%3Dhome%255Eheadlines

Snowden would help Brazil if given asylum: Report - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Snowden-would-help-Brazil-if-given-asylum-Report/articleshow/27525239.cms

Kim Jong-un: 10 ways North Korea's 'Dear Leader' is different - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/10522136/Kim-Jong-un-10-ways-North-Koreas-Dear-Leader-is-different.html

North Korea remembers Kim Jong-il two years on - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25411903

New £27million Stonehenge visitor centre opens with reconstruction of Neolithic ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525035/New-27million-Stonehenge-visitor-centre-opens-reconstruction-Neolithic-man-based-5-000-year-old-skeleton.html

Cook faces up to senior players' failure - ESPNcricinfo.com :: http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/701245.html