27-Dec-2013 22:17

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

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

NI state papers: Unionist protest at Gerry Adams hospital 'guard' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25451952

UK Army head in Taliban attacks warning - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25525735

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

An old man in a hurry to revitalise his church - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd26ef40-671e-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.html

Icebreakers on way to free trapped ship - Illawarra Mercury :: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1994659/icebreakers-on-way-to-free-trapped-ship/?cs%3D390

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

British shoppers' appetite for sales tails off - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb63bdb4-6f06-11e3-bc9e-00144feabdc0.html

Frederick Fox: royal milliner who brimmed with enthusiasm - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42cc22fa-69c6-11e3-89ce-00144feabdc0.html

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

The Caribbean island of Nevis has rich history and charming hotels - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c8c5d58a-4d52-11e3-a220-00144feabdc0.html

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

US will make deal with Edward Snowden, claims former MI5 head Dame Eliza ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/us-will-make-deal-with-edward-snowden-claims-former-mi5-head-dame-eliza-manningham-buller-9027446.html

Facebook Is Dead And Buried, Says EU Study Lead - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/12/27/facebook-is-dead-and-buried-argues-eu-study-lead/

Gay men call for equity following Alan Turing pardon - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gay-men-call-for-equity-following-alan-turing-pardon-9027621.html

UPDATE 1-Greenpeace activists leave Russia after Putin's amnesty - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/27/russia-greenpeace-idINL6N0K62HP20131227

British tramper had 'unsurvivable' fall - TVNZ :: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/british-tramper-had-unsurvivable-fall-5787294

5 things we learned from the new Miley Cyrus interview - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/27/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/miley-cyrus-new-york-times-interview/?hpt%3Den_c2

Football: Harrison, once world's most expensive teenager, dies, 46 - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/football-harrison-once-world-s-most-expensive-teenager-dies-46-1.447008

Forensic examinations of rape victims plummet - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/forensic-examinations-of-rape-victims-plummet-9027634.html

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

Angry Flood Victims Confront David Cameron - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1187340

Ashes live: Australia v England - Melbourne, day three - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2529780/Ashes-live-Australia-v-England-Melbourne-day-three.html

Cardiff sack manager Mackay after dispute with Tan - Straits Times :: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/sports/story/cardiff-sack-manager-mackay-after-dispute-tan-20131228

Vessel sent to rescue explorer ship encounters heavy Antarctic ice - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/27/22069917-vessel-sent-to-rescue-explorer-ship-encounters-heavy-antarctic-ice

Storms return to batter the UK, flood warnings in place - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25524803

Anti-Assad Lebanese ex-minister killed in Beirut bomb - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE9BQ01H20131227

You call that art? Kim Kardashian shows off her unique Christmas gift from ... - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/you-call-that-art-kim-kardashian-shows-off-her-unique-christmas-gift-from-kanye-west/story-fni0boi1-1226790979673

NSA gets win in court over bulk data collection - CNN (blog) :: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/27/nsa-gets-win-in-court-over-bulk-data-collection/