21-Dec-2013 05:39

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

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

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/

Kennington bus crash: ''Huge boom'' as tree cuts double decker in two - injuring ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/article2947808.ece

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

Lots of atheists, more Muslims, fewer Christians and Jews: this is the new America - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100250598/lots-of-atheists-more-muslims-fewer-christians-and-jews-this-is-the-new-america/

My marriage was over in the blink of an eye - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/14/marriage-over-blink-of-an-eye

Grandpa who won romp with 2 hookers in 'Get Your Grandpa Laid' radio contest ... - Sunday World :: http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/daily-world/grandpa-who-won-romp-with-2-hookers-as-prize-dies-on-way-to-threesome

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

BAE shares fall as investors digest failure to win £6bn UAE contract - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/20/bae-shares-fall-failure-uae-typhoon-contract

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

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

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

Alarm at life prison terms for homosexual acts - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/alarm-at-life-prison-terms-for-homosexual-acts.23008253

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

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

Spanish gov't approves strict new abortion law - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-12/21/c_132985138.htm

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

Apollo Theatre Collapse: Venue 'Neglected' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1185681

32 injured in London bus crash - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/12/21/14/20/32-injured-in-london-bus-crash

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

Luis Suarez signs a new $73 million deal with Liverpool - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/luis-suarez-signs-a-new-73-million-deal-with-liverpool-20131221-2zrq7.html

Russia Frees Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304773104579269582372351584.html

Obama: NSA Spying Sweeps May Be Reviewed - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1185576/obama-nsa-spying-sweeps-may-be-reviewed

Uganda anti-gay bill 'the worst in the world' - campaigners - TVNZ :: http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/uganda-anti-gay-bill-worst-in-campaigners-5784212

NSA dragnet included allies, aid groups, business elites - Dallas Morning News :: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20131220-nsa-dragnet-included-allies-aid-groups-business-elites.ece

Lockerbie bombing: Megrahi relatives want to appeal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25465662

Tom Cruise drops defamation lawsuit after reaching settlement - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tom-cruise-drops-defamation-lawsuit-after-reaching-settlement-113122100099_1.html