28-Dec-2013 05:24

Republicans tried to guard hospital after Gerry Adams shot - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/republicans-tried-to-guard-hospital-after-gerry-adams-shot-29868830.html

Last-minute Christmas shopping? Four UFOs filmed above US town - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/27/video-ufo-sighting-above-andover-in-massachusetts-2013-4243111/

Long stocks, short bonds and other big winners - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/212ab84a-664d-11e3-8675-00144feabdc0.html

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

This Week's Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible - Wired :: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/12/apple-rumors-december-27/

Lunch with the FT: Élisabeth Badinter - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2697285e-67e7-11e3-a905-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

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

Death Comes to Pemberley: episode 2, BBC One, review - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10537136/Death-Comes-to-Pemberley-episode-2-BBC-One-review.html

Ryanair Steward Screamed: 'F**k You, F**k You, F**k You' At Passenger Who ... - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/23/ryanair-steward-screamed-fk-you-passenger-overpriced-snack_n_4492705.html

Kim Jong-un: North Korean leader 'was very drunk' when ordering executions - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-koreas-kim-jongun-was-very-drunk-when-ordering-executions-9022878.html

Sterling hits near 2-1/2 year high against dollar - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/money-a-banking/198/1268507/

2013 - the year in review: The battle for the 2015 election started two years early - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/2013--the-year-in-review-the-battle-for-the-2015-election-started-two-years-early-9027131.html

PM 'harangued' by flood victims - front pages - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25531148

Growing exodus of A&E doctors to Australia adds to strain on NHS - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/27/exodus-nhs-doctors-australia

Front pages: PM 'harangued' by flood victims - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-25530919

Make smacking children illegal, says Government tsar Maggie Atkinson - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/smacking-your-child-law-offers-2965453

Judge Upholds NSA's Bulk Collection of Data on Calls - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/us/nsa-phone-surveillance-is-lawful-federal-judge-rules.html?hpw%26rref%3Dus

Rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/rise-in-antimuslim-hate-crimes-29869068.html

Smacking kids 'should be banned' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/smacking-kids-should-be-banned-29870773.html

This Week, Mass Surveillance Wins - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/opinion/this-week-mass-surveillance-wins.html?hpw%26rref%3Dopinion

Official: 4 US military personnel detained by Libya - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/27/world/africa/libya-americans-detained/

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

UK must 'get a grip on tax dodgers' - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/uk-must-get-a-grip-on-tax-dodgers.23033174

Woman gang-raped on Christmas Eve in India: reports - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/woman-gang-raped-on-christmas-eve-in-india-reports-1.447318

Freed Pussy Riot prisoners still want 'paranoid' Putin out - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/freed-pussy-riot-prisoners-still-want-paranoid-putin-out-29871118.html

Ex-MI5 chief says US should offer Snowden a deal to stop leaks - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/exmi5-chief-says-us-should-offer-snowden-a-deal-to-stop-leaks-29870943.html

Premier League manager Mackay sacked - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/premier-league-manager-mackay-sacked-113122800064_1.html

Rescue of icebound Antarctic ship faces setback - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rescue-of-icebound-antarctic-ship-faces-setback/1212701/

Facebook is 'dead and buried', replaced by simpler networks, study finds - The Age :: http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/facebook-is-dead-and-buried-replaced-by-simpler-networks-study-finds-20131228-300f7.html

Massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon - Fox News :: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2979559715001/massive-explosion-in-beirut-lebanon-/

Beirut Bomb Throws Lebanon Into Further Turmoil - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/beirut-bomb-kills-lebanes_n_4509483.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dworld