18-Dec-2013 16:39

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

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

Why stagnation might prove to be the new normal - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/87cb15ea-5d1a-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.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

Cattle are top global livestock emitters - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25416050

Refillable electronic cigarettes face EU ban - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/17/refillable-electronic-cigarettes-face-eu-ban

Pisa tests lean in the right direction - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/907ba11e-6422-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

Penguin Huddle VIDEO Reveals Surprising Physics Behind Group's Efforts To ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/penguin-huddle-video-physics-group-warm_n_4460795.html

A win for a tough woman tested in political warfare - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4bd65f14-670f-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.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

UN told up to 500 killed in South Sudan clashes: diplomats - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/us-southsudan-unrest-un-idUSBRE9BH00020131218

Superfast broadband speeds into the countryside - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/10522933/Superfast-broadband-speeds-into-the-countryside.html

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

Euro zone crisis has not been overcome yet - Angela Merkel - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/1218/493577-angela-merkel-euro/

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/

Stop the nanny-state lecturing. I drink because I like it - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/graemearcher/100251075/stop-the-nanny-state-lecturing-i-drink-because-i-like-it/

How I ended up quizzing the Fonz about Heathrow - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25428910

Russia Will Free Arctic 30 And Pussy Riot - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1184168/russia-will-free-arctic-30-and-pussy-riot

The Full Allegations Against Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/12/18/the-allegations-against-indian-diplomat-devyani-khobragade/

Ronnie Biggs cost taxpayer more than £600000 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10525657/Ronnie-Biggs-cost-taxpayer-more-than-600000.html

Prince Charles: Deeply troubled by Christians' plight - ITN :: http://www.itn.co.uk/UK/91698/prince-charles--deeply-troubled-by-christians-plight

One in two hundred US women in study report having virgin births — but ... - National Post :: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/17/about-one-in-two-hundred-women-report-having-had-virgin-births-according-to-new-research/

Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins jailed for 35 years - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10525740/Paedophile-rock-star-Ian-Watkins-jailed-for-35-years.html

Britain rushes through EU out-of-work benefits changes - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iE-msPn4Ryp8Q6XoikJUIfeS74lw?docId%3D9dd43bc2-9ec4-4181-844c-ac704c03d2c8

City striker Sergio Aguero could be out for 8 weeks - Boston Herald :: http://bostonherald.com/sports/revolution_soccer/soccer/2013/12/city_striker_sergio_aguero_could_be_out_for_8_weeks

'Anchorman 2' revives cult classic, but has Ron Burgundy sold out? - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anchorman-2-revives-cult-classic-but-has-ron-burgundy-sold-out-1936972

India diplomat says she faced cavity search in NYC - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/18/india-diplomat-us-immunity/4108553/

Ronnie Biggs, 84; Great Train Robber dies after a life on run - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-news-bc-biggs-obit-bbg18-20131218,0,3181303.story

Plastic cash coming to the UK - CNN :: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/18/investing/uk-plastic-banknotes/