21-Dec-2013 04:38

When it comes to independence, Scotland should be able to take a joke - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/13/independence-scotland-joke-comedians-referendum-scottish-satire

Facebook Wants to Know Why You're Self-Censoring Your Posts - Slate Magazine :: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/12/facebook_self_censorship_what_happens_to_the_posts_you_don_t_publish.html

William and Kate line up New Zealand and Australia trip - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25456665

Uganda passes anti-gay law that punishes "aggravated homosexuality" with life ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/uganda-passes-anti-gay-law-that-punishes-aggravated-homosexuality-with-life-imprisonment/2013/12/20/0b291502-6966-11e3-997b-9213b17dac97_story.html

'Colour blind' social workers couldn't see glaring racial clues to Rochdale sex ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10529794/Colour-blind-social-workers-couldnt-see-glaring-racial-clues-to-Rochdale-sex-abuse.html

Ed Miliband vows roulette machine clampdown during Kilburn High Road tour - Camden New Journal newspapers website :: http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/dec/ed-miliband-vows-roulette-machine-clampdown-during-kilburn-high-road-tour

Chief executive of Europe's largest cancer centre suspended - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chief-executive-of-europes-largest-cancer-centre-suspended-9018867.html

A new short story by Mohsin Hamid - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a5fcfeea-5ce1-11e3-81bd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Britain needs to reclaim its Victorian vision - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89d56aae-68ad-11e3-bb3e-00144feabdc0.html

Ashes 2013-14: Kevin Pietersen continues to totter without a safety net - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/dec/20/ashes-kevin-pietersen-england-australia

Research data sets start to disappear within years of publication, study says - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/20/research-data-sets-start-to-disappear-within-years-of-publication-study-says/

BBC Sports Personality 2013 in pictures - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25394896

Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25395989

Foolproof Christmas dinner planner - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/seasonal-food-and-drink/10513763/Foolproof-Christmas-dinner-planner.html

The scathing HS2 report ministers want to hide - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10518484/The-scathing-HS2-report-ministers-want-to-hide.html

M&S feels pre-Christmas pressure - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/ms-feels-prechristmas-pressure-29856787.html

Cut migration or I'll block Serbia and Albania from joining EU, warns Cameron - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2527398/Cut-migration-Ill-block-Serbia-Albania-joining-EU-warns-Cameron.html

New Lloyd musical tackles '60s Profumo affair - The Nation :: http://www.nation.com.pk/entertainment/21-Dec-2013/new-lloyd-musical-tackles-60s-profumo-affair

NSA Spied on Allies, Aid Groups and Businesses - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/21/world/nsa-dragnet-included-allies-aid-groups-and-business-elite.html

Mourinho feels the heat - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/mourinho-feels-the-heat-1.440206

Apollo Theatre collapse: Initial safety checks complete - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25474456

S&P cuts EU rating but it keeps Ireland at BBB+ - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/world/sp-cuts-eu-rating-but-it-keeps-ireland-at-bbb-29857281.html

Sharing wine and hugging on TV: When Nigella and aide she accused were ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2527375/Sharing-wine-hugging-TV-When-Nigella-aide-accused-best-pals.html

Is Nokia Lumia 520 the best Windows Phone? - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/business/gadgets/featured-gadgets/is-nokia-lumia-520-the-best-windows-phone_91142.html

Blair on canvas - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/blair-on-canvas.23012586

2 critical, dozens injured as London bus crashes into tree - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/2-critical-dozens-injured-as-london-bus-crashes-into-tree-253300.html

Liverpool manager defends Cardiff's Mackay over owner influence - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hV-nusnpkk6OjSmRcWzB_8UkEaSw?docId%3Ddc17e308-a476-4e93-9970-a1234aaab9ed

Luis Suarez agrees new long-term deal with Liverpool - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/luis-suarez-agrees-new-long-term-deal-with-liverpool-1.1634554

Cameron issues threat to halt EU expansion over migration fears - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/cameron-issues-threat-to-halt-eu-expansion-over-migration-fears-29857250.html

JK Rowling to produce Harry Potter stage show - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/News/2013/12/21/JK-Rowling-to-produce-Harry-Potter-stage-show.aspx

Putin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky released from jail - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25461915