30-Dec-2013 19:25

Sailing the oceans on a container ship - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4e62c3c8-666d-11e3-aa10-00144feabdc0.html

The west's policy on Syria has worked to Assad's advantage - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a369a50a-680a-11e3-a905-00144feabdc0.html

Oh Captain, my Captain: time for Alastair Cook to go - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100252245/oh-captain-my-captain-time-for-alastair-cook-to-go/

Ed Miliband in new year cost of living pledge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25549708

Almost one in four Year 6 pupils were found to be obese (Picture: Alamy/File) - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/30/girl-10-weighs-22-stone-as-city-grapples-with-childhood-obesity-epidemic-4245194/

Storms set to bring more flooding and chaos - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/weather/article3961063.ece

Doctor Who: What sort of Doctor will Peter Capaldi be? - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/30/doctor-who-what-sort-of-doctor-will-peter-capaldi-be-4244711/

Eye reflections in photos could help solve crimes, researchers say - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/30/eye-reflections-in-photos-could-help-solve-crimes-researchers-say/

Camera makers face shakeout as smartphones shatter mirrorless hopes - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/bluesky/sns-japan-camera-makers-smartphones-shatter-mirrorless-hopes-bsi-news,0,827180.story

DR Congo: 40 Killed As Army Storms Buildings - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1188475

Northern Ireland parties win more time to agree Troubles deal - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/30/northern-ireland-troubles-talks-richard-haass

Six people have been injured including two left in a 'serious' condition after a ... - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/six-stabbed-in-estate-attacks-29875619.html

BBC computer server 'was controlled' by Russian hacker - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/international/bbc-computer-server-was-controlled-by-russian-hacker_91660.html

Waitrose customers worried supermarket is being turned into 'soup kitchen' by ... - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/30/waitrose-customers-worried-supermarket-is-being-turned-into-soup-kitchen-by-free-hot-drink-deal-4245137/

Iraq Inquiry: 'Progress made' over access to key documents - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25549713

Facebook may be out of fashion but it isn't dead - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10543077/Facebook-may-be-out-of-fashion-but-it-isnt-dead.html

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug remains top of the US box office for the ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/hobbit-desolation-smaug-remains-top-2972489

Painting Bought at Antique Shop for £400 Is Found to Be a Van Dyck - New York Times (blog) :: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/painting-bought-at-antique-shop-for-400-is-found-to-be-a-van-dyck/

William to take Cambridge University agriculture course - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25552545

Energy company bosses to be summoned to appear before MPs over Christmas ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10542870/Energy-company-bosses-to-be-summoned-to-appear-before-MPs-over-Christmas-power-cuts.html

Kris Jenner wanted Khloe Kardashian to have a nose job aged NINE - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kris-jenner-plastic-surgery-wanted-2973221

Second suicide bomb in Russia increases security fears ahead of Winter Olympics - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2531300/Another-suicide-bomb-Russia-increases-security-fears-ahead-Winter-Olympics.html

Battling Chelsea cut Liverpool loose - Oman Daily Observer :: http://main.omanobserver.om/?p%3D43957

Homes still without power as UK prepares for month of storms - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10543107/Homes-still-without-power-as-UK-prepares-for-month-of-storms.html

Michael Schumacher's doctors working 'hour by hour' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/10542282/Michael-Schumachers-doctors-working-hour-by-hour.html

Russia beefs up security after bombings kill 31 - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/29/4719495/sixteen-people-killed-in-suicide.html

William is going back to college - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/william-is-going-back-to-college-29875198.html

Financial outlook of NHS 'dire' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/financial-outlook-of-nhs-dire-29875196.html

Michael Schumacher's doctors working 'hour by hour': Formula One legend in ... - National Post :: http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/12/30/michael-schumacher-in-critical-condition-doctors-refuse-to-predict-outcome-for-formula-one-legend-after-skiing-accident/

Lily Allen slams 'botoxed idiots' - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/30/lily-allen-esquire-botox/4250141/

Anelka Agrees To Drop Quenelle Celebration - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1188616