17-Dec-2013 13:12

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/

Evening Briefing: 'Mission accomplished' - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100250817/evening-briefing-mission-accomplished/

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

Savvy bar-tailed godwit equipped for climate challenge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25274483

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

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

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

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

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

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/

UK inflation slows again in November to four-year low - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/17/uk-britain-inflation-idUKBRE9BG0E920131217

Australia regain Ashes - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-regain-ashes-after-unbeaten-series-against-england-9009512.html

Children Of The 1960s Worse Off Than Parents - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1183440/children-of-the-1960s-worse-off-than-parents

Early Polynesians used binary to ease mental arithmetic - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24766-early-polynesians-used-binary-to-ease-mental-arithmetic.html

Wifi could be killing plants, a schoolgirls claim - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/10522047/Wifi-could-be-killing-plants-a-schoolgirls-claim.html

Lee Rigby murder trial: Live updates as conspiracy to murder police officer ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/lee-rigby-murder-trial-live-2935951

Bid to firebomb city centre shop is foiled - Belfast Newsletter :: http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/bid-to-firebomb-city-centre-shop-is-foiled-1-5753936

British prisoner Dr Abbas Khan found dead in Syrian jail days before he was due ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/british-prisoner-dr-abbas-khan-found-dead-in-syrian-jail-days-before-he-was-due-to-be-handed-over-to-mp-george-galloway-9010003.html

Mission accomplished? The goalposts in Afghanistan have moved - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/davidblair/100250882/mission-accomplished-the-goalposts-in-afghanistan-have-moved/

Firebomber may have suffered burns after device exploded before he planted it - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/incoming/firebomber-may-have-suffered-burns-after-device-exploded-before-he-planted-it-29845701.html

Video: TIME-LAPSE: See the construction of a £10500 flat pack house - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-timelapse-see-the-construction-of-a-10500-flat-pack-house-29845631.html

British volunteer surgeon dies in Syria, says family - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10522615/British-volunteer-surgeon-dies-in-Syria-says-family.html

Germany's Angela Merkel starts third term with new coalition - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/germanys-angela-merkel-starts-third-term-with-new-coalition/article16001669/

PM faces enormous Heathrow bust-up, says Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25413898

Matthew Perry sparks furious drug debate with Peter Hitchens on Newsnight - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/matthew-perry-sparks-furious-drug-debate-with-peter-hitchens-on-newsnight-9010323.html

'No credible evidence' SAS were involved in Princess Diana's death, say ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/no-credible-evidence-sas-were-2936078

Motor insurers to face crackdown - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/motor-insurers-to-face-crackdown-29845309.html

Vitamin pills are a waste of money, offer no health benefits and could be harmful ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/vitamin-pills-are-a-waste-of-money-offer-no-health-benefits-and-could-be-harmful--study-9010303.html