17-Dec-2013 17:16

Gardens: jolly holly days - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/15/gardens-holly-winter-native-gardens-dan-pearson

The mystery of Google's sudden robotics splurge - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24764-the-mystery-of-googles-sudden-robotics-splurge.html

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

Diana death: Scotland Yard 'rejects SAS link' - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/diana-death-scotland-yard-rejects-sas-link-9008952.html

The lights may soon turn on again in the White House - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d679056-6330-11e3-886f-00144feabdc0.html

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

Ancient hand bone dates origins of human dexterity - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25398642

Heathrow and Gatwick shortlisted for new runways - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/heathrow-gatwick-airports-expansion

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/

Belfast fire bomb: Tactic a relic of Troubles - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25417602

BT forces porn filter choice - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10520537/BT-forces-porn-filter-choice.html

UPDATE 1-UK regulator aims to cut cost of motor insurance - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/17/competitioncommission-insurance-idINL6N0JW13F20131217

French border chief says UK 'a magnet for illegal immigrants' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/french-border-chief-says-uk-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants-9010760.html

Yellowstone magma much bigger than thought: study - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/yellowstone-magma-bigger-thought-study-article-1.1550098

The internet has always been a hunting ground for women-hating trolls - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/jamiebartlett/100011811/the-internet-has-always-been-a-hunting-ground-for-women-hating-trolls/

Rowan Atkinson Comic Relief skit tops Ofcom complaints - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25413389

Freeman: No Cumberbatch interaction - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/freeman-no-cumberbatch-interaction-29845282.html

PM's security adviser rejects MPs' call to send GCHQ staff into Huawei - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/10522801/PMs-security-adviser-rejects-MPs-call-to-send-GCHQ-staff-into-Huawei.html

Half of Britain to be offered for shale gas drilling as fracking areas face 50 trucks ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10523069/Half-of-Britain-to-be-offered-for-shale-gas-drilling-as-fracking-areas-face-50-trucks-passing-each-day.html

'Islam not on trial' in Rigby case - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/islam-not-on-trial-in-rigby-case-29845659.html

Pound falls on inflation - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/pound-falls-on-inflation-9009763.html

New Japan security plan focuses on island dispute - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-12-17/new-japan-security-plan-focuses-on-island-dispute

Snowden claims NSA surveillance 'collapsing' - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/snowden-claims-nsa-surveillance-collapsing/2013/12/17/7f8f577c-6726-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html

Belfast firebomber may have suffered serious burn injuries after setting clothes ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/belfast-cornmarket-firebomber-suffered-serious-2936817

Dr Abbas Khan, from South London, had travelled to Aleppo to volunteer - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525221/British-doctor-Abbas-Khan-jailed-volunteering-Syria-dies-prison.html

Google has revealed 'facebook' was the most searched-for term in the UK in 2013. - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25416516

Colin Farrell reveals 'romantic relationship' with Elizabeth Taylor - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/17/colin-farrell-reveals-romantic-relationship-with-elizabeth-taylor

'White powder in Nigella's handbag' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/white-powder-in-nigellas-handbag-29845778.html

Six US soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/17/uk-afghanistan-crash-nato-idUKBRE9BG0Q220131217

Vitamins Lack Clear Health Benefits, May Pose Risks - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/12/17/study-multivitamins-lack-clear-health-benefits-may-pose-risks/

US Consumer Prices Flat in November as Gasoline Falls - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/reuters-us-consumer-prices-flat-in-november-as-gasoline-falls/1812071.html