27-Dec-2013 10:05

Tiny rural newsagent takes on Royal Mail - by offering its OWN hand-delivered ... - Yahoo News UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tiny-rural-newsagent-takes-on-the-royal-mail---by-offering-it-s-own-hand-delivered-next-day-postal-service-for-just-30p-114343030.html

Doctors defend prescription rate in statins boom - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article3958767.ece

Hunting's supporters rally with a warning for Cameron: Don't count on us next time - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/10538626/Huntings-supporters-rally-with-a-warning-for-Cameron-Dont-count-on-us-next-time.html

Cameron says Ipso could be de facto press standards body - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3959024.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_26

Pigeon that started fire with a cigarette and dog that turned on a toaster, London ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529587/Pigeon-started-fire-cigarette-dog-turned-toaster-London-Fire-Brigade-reveals-bizarre-call-outs-2013.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Build on the Turing pardon - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/build-on-the-turing-pardon.23040622

Insurers may be at the centre of the next big crisis - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da020b3e-69c2-11e3-89ce-00144feabdc0.html

Man dies after fatal shooting at London's Avalon Club - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25517969

Edward Snowden, the people's champion - BDlive :: http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2013/12/27/edward-snowden-the-peoples-champion

The UK's internet filter, introduced to block access to pornography, also blocks ... - iAfrica.com :: http://www.iafrica.com/articles/892166.html

Tory MPs condemn UN agency for 'ethnic profiling' criticism - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/27/un-agency-bill-ethnic-profiling

China media: Abe's Yasukuni shrine visit - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25524559

Death Comes To Pemberley – TV review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/27/death-comes-to-pemberley-tv-review

UK braced for more storms and floods - The News International :: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-222810-UK-braced-for-more-storms-and-floods

Man, 31, dies in Christmas Day nightclub shooting - London24 :: http://www.london24.com/news/court-crime/man_31_dies_in_christmas_day_nightclub_shooting_1_3154311

Despite everything, life keeps getting better - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100251972/snap-out-of-it-life-keeps-getting-better/

Beirut blast kills Sunni ex-minister Mohamad Chatah - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25524729

Xbox One makes hot debut as console war revs up - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/world/xbox-one-makes-hot-debut-as-console-war-revs-up-1.447260

Boxing Day sales: Thousands of bargain hunters queue through the night as ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/boxing-day-sales-thousands-bargain-2963356

Mountain rescue team searching for missing British hiker in New Zealand find a ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529782/Mountain-rescue-team-searching-missing-British-hiker-New-Zealand-body-foot-cliff.html

Hope we don't get ref from Greater Manchester for such games: Rodgers - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/sports/hope-we-dont-get-ref-from-greater-manchester-for-such-games-rodgers-1309619.html

The Ashes 2013-14: Geoffrey Boycott's verdict after day two of the fourth Test ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10538890/The-Ashes-2013-14-Geoffrey-Boycotts-verdict-after-day-two-of-the-fourth-Test-between-Australia-and-England.html

Miley Cyrus releases new video 'Adore You' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/miley-cyrus-releases-new-video-adore-you-9026880.html

Britain to become Europe's biggest economy by 2030: report - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/britain-to-become-europes-biggest-economy-by-2030-report/articleshow/28004802.cms

England stifle Aussie batsmen to control Ashes Test - Bangkok Post :: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/386847/england-stifle-aussie-batsmen-to-control-ashes-test

Three held over beating of Ukraine activist Chornovol - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25524965

More storms ahead as thousands still without power - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25518031

American abducted by al-Qaeda makes video plea - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/26/qaeda-pakistan-weinstein-abducted/4204121/

Analysis – Japan's Abe bets US alliance, ratings can weather shrine visit - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2274368-analysis-japans-abe-bets-us-alliance-ratings-can-weather-shrine-visit/

High winds and heavy rain lash UK and Ireland again - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/27/high-winds-heavy-rain-uk-ireland

Retailers look for post-Christmas boost as sales begin - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25519237