31-Dec-2013 18:48

Man City v Liverpool: Future looks good for resurgent Reds - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25523109

Sergio Torres: How brick maker realised Manchester United dream - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25319836

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/

Nigel Slater's venison and duck recipes - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/29/venison-duck-recipes-new-year-nigel-slater

Apple, Google and Facebook are latter-day Scrooges - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/558894bc-68b0-11e3-bb3e-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?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

10 truly bizarre Victorian deaths - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25340525

Families still without power after storms and flooding bring down electricity ... - Kent Online :: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/thousands-without-power-in-kent-10616/

How South Sudan's Leaders Let Down the World's Newest Nation - TIME :: http://world.time.com/2013/12/30/how-south-sudans-leaders-let-down-the-worlds-newest-nation/

160ft wide sinkhole opens up in Peak District - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/31/peak-district-sinkhole-160ft-wide-hole-opens-in-foolow-derbyshire-4245624/

Posthumous honours are a silly idea, even for someone as deserving as Alan ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100252412/posthumous-honours-are-a-silly-idea-even-for-someone-as-deserving-as-alan-turing/

Robbers cut into ATMs to plug in USB drives - ZDNet :: http://www.zdnet.com/robbers-cut-into-atms-to-plug-in-usb-drives-7000024687/

Prince William To Go Back To The Classroom - MTV UK :: http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/prince-william/398223-prince-william-goes-back-to-the-classroom

Planet likely to warm by 4C by 2100, scientists warn - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/31/planet-will-warm-4c-2100-climate

Storms and heavy rain threaten New Year flooding in South East - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-storms-and-heavy-rain-threaten-new-year-flooding-in-south-east-9031726.html

NI Haass talks: Cameron calls on parties to continue efforts - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25560886

Queen's Brian May tells of cancer fears - Herald.ie :: http://www.herald.ie/news/queens-brian-may-tells-of-cancer-fears-29878464.html

Explosive oil train collision triggers evacuation in North Dakota - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-north-dakota-train-20131230,0,6177728.story

Woman badly hurt by Highland stag - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/woman-badly-hurt-by-highland-stag-29878104.html

Debenhams boss say high street was 'sea of red' in run-up to Christmas - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10544041/Debenhams-boss-say-high-street-was-sea-of-red-in-run-up-to-Christmas.html

Earth 'will heat up by 4C' by the year 2100, scientists predict - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earth-will-heat-up-by-4c-by-the-year-2100-scientists-predict-9031810.html

Woman killed in 'Midsomer Murders' village - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3962167.ece

Elderly woman flown to hospital after Chiswick explosion - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10544859/Elderly-woman-flown-to-hospital-after-Chiswick-explosion.html

Veteran comedian John Fortune dies, aged 74 - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/stage/comedy/article3962073.ece

Outrage over Ani DiFranco's planned retreat at a former slave plantation isn't just ... - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/31/ani-difranco-righteous-retreat-outrage

Football betting guide: Liverpool to bounce back United to sink Spurs plus ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2531607/Football-betting-guide-Liverpool-bounce-United-sink-Spurs-plus-Premier-League-specials.html

Racing pulse, glowing cheeks and a heavy heart: 'Body atlas' heatmaps reveal ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/racing-pulse-glowing-cheeks-and-a-heavy-heart-body-atlas-heatmaps-reveal-where-we-feel-different-emotions-9031615.html

Flood warnings as more storms forecast for New Year's Day - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25558522

Church of England still holding on to Wonga stake - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/024aec7e-723c-11e3-bff7-00144feabdc0.html

Slight improvement for Schumacher after 2nd surgery - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/slight-improvement-for-schumacher-after-2nd-surgery-1.451709

'Journalist' dressed as priest sneaks into Schumacher's hospital room - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/dec/31/michael-schumacher-hospitals