18-Dec-2013 10:33

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

We have the tools to keep sport free of match-fixing - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24762-we-have-the-tools-to-keep-sport-free-of-matchfixing.html

Our chance to slash the high costs of currency manipulation - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/327383a2-666b-11e3-aa10-00144feabdc0.html

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

Six Nato soldiers killed in plane crash in southern Afghanistan - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Six-Nato-soldiers-killed-in-plane-crash-in-southern-Afghanistan/articleshow/27540002.cms

Italy's president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100026297/italys-president-fears-violent-insurrection-in-2014-but-offers-no-remedy/

Cameron's European gamble is a losing proposition - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5410d74a-5ea9-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html

Crikey! Man tries to trade live alligator for beer - CNN :: http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/12/17/crikey-man-tries-to-trade-live-alligator-for-beer/

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/17/4698743/the-top-iphone-and-ipad-apps-on.html

10 Years Of Workin Class Records - Irish Independent :: http://listings.independent.ie/going-out/review/y10ytwi1812/10-years-of-workin-class-records.html

Robot dragonfly: Smallest and lightest drone - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Robot-dragonfly-Smallest-and-lightest-drone/articleshow/27559833.cms

US doomsday preacher Harold Camping dies at 92 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25424916

Mission accomplished? Up to a point. . . - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/shashankjoshi/100251011/mission-accomplished-up-to-a-point-%25E2%2580%2589-%25E2%2580%2589/

Up to 500 killed in South Sudan violence, says UN - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/up-to-500-killed-in-south-sudan-violence-says-un-9011996.html

Apple-a-day as effective as statins - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10522841/Apple-a-day-as-effective-as-statins.html

Britain needs to stop talking about airport expansion, and start building - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10523801/Britain-needs-to-stop-talking-about-airport-expansion-and-start-building.html

A group of MPs say some prisoners should be able to vote - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25426650

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

Scottish independence: Treasury claims '£1.6bn funding gap' in White Paper - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25417784

Lloyds Shares Sale: Taxpayers 'Lost £230m' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1183956/lloyds-shares-sale-taxpayers-lost-230m

In defence of drones - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/18/in-defence-of-drones-keep-civilians-troops-safe

UK rushes out welfare curbs to deter East European migrants - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/uk-britain-eu-immigration-idUKBRE9BH00D20131218

Merkel sees progress in overcoming Europe's crisis - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/uk-germany-merkel-idUKBRE9BG0BO20131218

Reddit has banned climate change deniers, and ripped its own reputation to ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100250918/reddit-has-banned-climate-change-deniers-and-ripped-its-own-reputation-to-shreds/

Arrest, detention of Indian diplomat in New York triggers uproar - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/17/politics/india-us-diplomat/

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

Lloyds Banking Group share sale 'lost taxpayers £230m' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25426691

Liverpool open talks with Luis Suarez - ESPN.co.uk :: http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/267269.html

Syria doctor: Foreign Office 'ignored warnings' - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/syria-doctor-foreign-office-jail-abbas-khan-dies

Review: Anchorman: The Legend Continues - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) :: http://blog.seattlepi.com/peoplescritic/2013/12/18/review-anchorman-the-legend-continues/

Great Train Robbery fugitive Ronnie Biggs dies aged 84 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ronnie-biggs-dead-great-train-robber-dies-aged-84-9012029.html