31-Dec-2013 03:33

Your pictures of Scotland: 20 - 27 December - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25526106

ocean currents may solve eel mystery - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25505612

Ed Miliband targets lower childcare costs in New Year's message - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-targets-lower-childcare-costs-in-new-years-message-9029559.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/

Mapping out 2014 - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e826e6d4-640f-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

Yes, the BBC still uses FTP. And yes, a Russian crook hacked the server - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/30/bbc_ftp_server/

Plans for 'SkyCycle' highways above London's rail lines to be put forward for ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plans-for-skycycle-highways-above-londons-rail-lines-to-be-put-forward-for-consultation-9030870.html

Six people taken to hospital after stabbings at two properties near Belfast - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/six-people-taken-to-hospital-after-stabbings-at-two-properties-near-belfast-9030880.html

Jimi Mistry marries Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/10543443/Jimi-Mistry-marries-Strictly-Come-Dancing-star-Flavia-Cacace.html

Test your knowledge of 2013 with the FT's quiz of the year - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/df7415a6-67da-11e3-a905-00144feabdc0.html

Just how bad was this year's Christmas Doctor Who? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100252004/just-how-bad-was-this-years-christmas-doctor-who/

Facts: 7 Premier League Truths – Adebayor, Mackay and the virtues of diving - Yahoo Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/facts-7-premier-league-truths-adebayor-mackay-virtues-191224510.html

Fish and oil industries told to stay away after new species found - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/fish-and-oil-industries-told-to-stay-away-after-new-species-found.23048388

Some Northern Ireland parties hold more Haass talks - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25541269

Apple, Google and Facebook are latter-day Scrooges - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/558894bc-68b0-11e3-bb3e-00144feabdc0.html

Knighthood for royal doctor who delivered Prince George - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25551923

Migration: politics of fear - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/30/migration-politics-fear-syria-refugees

Man charged over fire on ferry - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/man-charged-over-fire-on-ferry-29875767.html

Man charged over UK ferry blaze - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1230/495302-uk-ferry-blaze/

Court backs France's 75% tax on salaries over €1m - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/court-backs-frances-75-tax-on-salaries-over-1m-253820.html

Greater Manchester police say they believe there are no suspicious ... - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/30/adam-pickup-manchester-missing-body-found-police-say

Merck woes show animal drugs are no panacea - Reuters Blogs (blog) :: http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2013/12/31/merck-woes-show-animal-drugs-are-no-panacea/

Michael Schumacher's family in bedside vigil after ski accident - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25556284

Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks - The Nation :: http://www.nation.com.pk/international/31-Dec-2013/iran-world-powers-resume-nuclear-talks

Sorry but migrants will STILL abuse the NHS: Department of Health research ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2531479/Sorry-migrants-STILL-abuse-NHS-Department-Health-research-shows-16-charges-recovered.html

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/31/israel-frees-26-palestinian-prisoners

Queen's New Year Honours: Blind sailor Lucy Hodges honoured - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-25541240

Queen guitarist Brian May undergoing cancer tests - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/2013/12/31/10/18/queen-guitarist-brian-may-undergoing-cancer-tests

LinkedIn, Pinterest more popular than Twitter: study - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-twitter-study-20131230,0,2952720.story

Pro-fat an unhealthy status quo - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/12/30/fat-acceptance-hazardous-health/1ojfoW46R2elWpHLarA19M/story.html

Seven rescued from floods in Scotland as UK braces for new year storms - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/30/seven-rescued-flooding-scotland-uk-storms