26-Dec-2013 02:34

Christmas TV guide 2013: Look beyond the usual shows for the best festive telly - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/christmas-tv-guide-2013-look-beyond-the-usual-shows-for-the-best-festive-telly-9015176.html

Vincent Tan: Malky Mackay gamble raises stakes for Cardiff - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25461616

Lauren Laverne on style: being tipsy while shopping - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/dec/23/shopping-when-tipsy-outlandish-purchases

Call Of Duty: Ghosts is video games Christmas number one (and so is FIFA 14) - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/23/call-of-duty-ghosts-is-video-games-christmas-number-one-and-so-is-fifa-14-4241001/

Sam Bailey: "I Want Mary J Blige As An X Factor Judge" - MTV UK :: http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/sam-bailey/398032-sam-bailey-i-want-mary-j-blige-as-an-x-factor-judge

A year in a word: Bitcoin - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d12bf04a-673f-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Dystopias tell us where we are going – and where we are not - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3560aca0-68ac-11e3-996a-00144feabdc0.html

Colin Firth interview: why The Railway Man is more than just a film - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10528063/Colin-Firth-interview-silent-heroism-on-the-Burma-Railway.html

Graeme Swann's retirement comes amid worst Ashes tour - Agnew - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25483730

Soap preview: Mon 23 - Fri 27 December - Yahoo TV UK :: http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/soap-preview--mon-23---fri-27-december-155524563.html

UK weather: Gales and torrential rain forecast today as Christmas weather chaos ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-gales-torrential-rain-2959395

Biggest day in hunting calendar is still a draw despite the ban - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/biggest-day-in-hunting-calendar-is-still-a-draw-despite-the-ban-1-6333548

TV Thursday: Downton spawns 20/20 special - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Thursday%2BDownton%2Bspawns%2Bspecial/9323439/story.html

Christian areas in Baghdad in Iraq hit by bombs - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25515946

Assault on Ukraine journalist sparks outrage - Aljazeera.com :: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2013/12/assault-ukraine-journalist-sparks-outrage-2013122519499640535.html

Egypt, Dealing a Blow to the Muslim Brotherhood, Deems It a Terrorist Group - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/world/middleeast/egypt-calls-muslim-brotherhood-a-terrorist-group.html

Shoppers set for Boxing Day sales - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/shoppers-set-for-boxing-day-sales-29867047.html

Christmas misery in UK as thousands left without power - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/christmas-misery-in-uk-as-thousands-left-without-power-29866947.html

From the first editions - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/from-the-first-editions-29867054.html

Snowden breaks silence for Christmas (01:24) - The Age :: http://media.theage.com.au/news/world-news/snowden-breaks-silence-in-xmas-video-5035202.html

The view from Down Under: Australia aim for Ashes whitewash - Yahoo Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/cow-corner/view-down-under-australia-aim-ashes-whitewash-012200946.html

Obama highlights common ground with Pope Francis - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-obama-francis-20131226,0,3850401.story

Pope Francis' Christmas wish: A better world - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/25/christmas-vatican-pope-francis/4198675/

Ships due to reach trapped liner Friday - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/12/26/11/58/ships-due-to-reach-trapped-liner-friday

Egypt's interim Cabinet officially labels Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/25/world/africa/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-terrorism/

Is Justin Bieber retiring? His tweet says he is... - The Sun Daily :: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/914333

Three Turkish Cabinet ministers resign amid corruption investigation - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-turkey-politics-20131226,0,5722298.story

On Christmas, fighting rages in South Sudan - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/on-christmas-fighting-rages-in-south-sudan/2013/12/25/2741899c-6dab-11e3-a5d0-6f31cd74f760_story.html

Alan Turing: 'Royal pardon may be long overdue but at least it has happened ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10536644/Alan-Turing-Royal-pardon-may-be-long-overdue-but-at-least-it-has-happened-says-Bletchley-Park-book-author.html

Cromwell, Stalin and the danger of historical comparisons - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100251898/cromwell-stalin-and-the-dangers-of-historical-comparisons/

Click here to BEAT OFF David Cameron's web SMUT ban - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/23/click_here_to_beat_off_camerons_ban/