27-Dec-2013 21:16

Hunting supporters in show of strength - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3959043.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_26

New Zealand air force helps search for British hiker - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/10538803/New-Zealand-air-force-helps-search-for-British-hiker.html

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

UK porn filter not so smart - iAfrica.com :: http://www.iafrica.com/articles/892166.html

Islamophobia: Surge revealed in anti-Muslim hate crimes - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/islamophobia-surge-revealed-in-antimuslim-hate-crimes-9026873.html

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

Thai General Refuses to Rule Out Coup as Unrest Drags On - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-27/thai-general-refuses-to-rule-out-coup-as-unrest-drags-on

Kleptomaniac cats in Christmas stocking stash hunt - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25154820

Gerry Adams: Agreement in Haass talks possible - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25527017

Still Open All Hours is Boxing Day hit, attracting largest audience to BBC - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/27/still-open-all-hours-largest-audience-boxing-day

NHS apologises for 'inexcusable failings' at centre for rape victims - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/27/nhs-apologises-failings-centre-rape-victims-london

Judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal, dismisses ACLU suit - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57616313-83/judge-rules-nsa-phone-surveillance-is-legal-dismisses-aclu-suit/

Alex Salmond 'hid legal reality of an independent Scotland's EU status' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/alex-salmond-hid-legal-reality-of-an-independent-scotlands-eu-status-29869691.html

Piers Morgan prepares to face Brett Lee, despite risk to health - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/piers-morgan-prepares-to-face-brett-lee-despite-risk-to-health-20131226-2zy16.html

Facebook is 'dead and buried,' say teens - CNET (blog) :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57616310-1/facebook-is-dead-and-buried-say-teens/

Student will need facial reconstruction after being beaten while unconscious - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/27/student-facial-reconstruction-beaten-unconscious

Sailing the oceans on a container ship - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4e62c3c8-666d-11e3-aa10-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

High street post-Christmas sales dampen as bargain hunters stay dry at home - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/27/high-street-christmas-sales-dampen

Archives reveal Thatcher saw Ireland as 'unfriendly' over Falklands - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/059ad17c-6f04-11e3-bc9e-00144feabdc0.html

Kim Kardashian goes without her garish painted Hermes handbag as she and ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2530079/Kim-Kardashian-goes-without-garish-painted-Hermes-handbag-Kanye-West-catch-private-jet-Aspen-entire-clan.html

Miley Disses Joe Jonas - Daily Beast :: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/12/27/miley-disses-joe-jonas.html

Yalding villagers cut off by flood confront David Cameron - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/yalding-villagers-cut-off-by-flood-confront-david-cameron-9027595.html

British Greenpeace activists back home after release from Russia - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-british-greenpeace-russia-release-20131227,0,1408294.story

Ashes - No retirement plans for England paceman Anderson - Yahoo Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cricket-swann-song-england-paceman-anderson-091342972--spt.html

First look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game' - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57616298-1/first-look-at-benedict-cumberbatch-as-alan-turing-in-the-imitation-game/

Wayne Harrison, former Liverpool and Oldham forward, dies aged 46 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/27/wayne-harrison-liverpool-oldham-forward-dies

Weather: Ireland And UK Battered By Storms - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1187340/weather-ireland-and-uk-battered-by-storms

Last Words From a Beirut Bombing Victim - New York Times (blog) :: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/words-and-images-from-beirut-bombing-and-a-victim/

Mohamad Chatah - fierce critic of Assad - is murdered in Beirut - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mohamad-chatah--fierce-critic-of-assad--is-murdered-in-beirut-9027578.html

Steve Tucker on Malky Mackay's exit - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-tucker-farewell-malky-mackay-6450025

Icebergs, blizzards and a creaking ship: Antarctic explorers' tense wait for rescue - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/27/22068563-icebergs-blizzards-and-a-creaking-ship-antarctic-explorers-tense-wait-for-rescue