18-Dec-2013 23:46

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

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

Don't give up on mutuals quite yet - Money Supply (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/758cdb4c-5b72-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html

Google Glass update lets users wink and take photos - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25426052

David Cameron rushes in curbs on the rights of migrants to claim benefits to ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-rushes-in-curbs-on-the-rights-of-migrants-to-head-off-backbench-revolt-9011458.html

A bone to pick - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591837-enthusiastic-amateur-suggests-work-how-dinosaurs-grew-wrong-bone?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Are drones the future of modern warfare? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25424063

In economics consumption is for life, not just for Christmas - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d4b5196-6739-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.html

Evening Briefing: The wrong sort of growth - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100251222/evening-briefing-the-wrong-sort-of-growth/

Fears raised that drop in unemployment could prompt early rise in interest rates - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fears-raised-that-drop-in-unemployment-could-prompt-early-rise-in-interest-rates-9013806.html

Mystery early human revealed by DNA data - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25423498

Colchester Hospital University NHS Trust boss resigns amid bullying allegations - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10526574/Boss-of-scandal-hospital-resigns.html

Italy, EU, investigate treatment of migrants on Lampedusa after video - CNN International :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/18/world/europe/italy-migrants-lampedusa/

Trailer Park: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' - CNN (blog) :: http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/18/trailer-park-dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/

Family of 'murdered' doctor Abbas Khan demand return of his body from Syria - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/family-of-murdered-doctor-abbas-khan-demand-return-of-his-body-from-syria-9013485.html

UK to issue plastic banknotes in 2016 - Asbury Park Press :: http://www.app.com/viewart/20131218/NJBIZ/312180121/UK-issue-plastic-banknotes-2016

Germany, EU Clash Over Energy Discounts - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-408300/

Brad Pitt "Doesn't Want to Talk About" His 50th Birthday - Us Magazine :: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brad-pitt-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-50th-birthday--20131812

Novak Djokovic appoints Boris Becker as his new coach and targets further ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-boris-becker-appointed-2939124

Councils could be banned from using 'bedroom tax' phrase in move to veto ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/councils-could-be-banned-from-using-bedroom-tax-phrase-in-move-to-veto-contentious-language-9013854.html

New Mac Pro available for order on Dec. 19 - San Francisco Chronicle (blog) :: http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/12/18/new-mac-pro-available-for-order-on-dec-19/

Ukraine Opposition to Keep Up Protests After Russian Deal - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-18/ukraine-opposition-to-keep-up-protests-after-russian-deal.html

Capital One Cup - SkySports :: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11938/9079543/manchester-united-to-play-sunderland-and-manchester-city-to-play-sunderland

NSA: White House task force recommends surveillance curbs - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25439544

'The Wolf of Wall Street,' a Scorsese epic of American greed - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/us-thewolfofwallstreet-idINBRE9BH18520131218

Foreign ministry cites Vienna Convention, hold US to the rule book - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Foreign-ministry-cites-Vienna-Convention-hold-US-to-the-rule-book/articleshow/27611160.cms

Popular this week - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/stoke-city-0-manchester-united-2941712

U.S. stocks soar as Fed moves to reduce stimulus - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-up-on-strong-housing-data-2013-12-18?link%3DMW_latest_news

Ronnie Biggs, notorious for Great Train Robbery, dies aged 84 - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-18/ronnie-biggs-dead-great-train-robbery/5165814

South Sudan says order restored after 500 killed, but UN still concerned - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/18/world/africa/south-sudan-violence/