03-Jan-2014 01:42

Iraqi security forces fight militants in Anbar province - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25578396

Thousands in UK helped by housing scheme - The Age :: http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/thousands-in-uk-helped-by-housing-scheme-20140103-308h7.html

Shingles may increase stroke, heart attack risk - CNN (blog) :: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/02/shingles-may-increase-stroke-heart-attack-risk/

Police investigate sex website in search for 'Midsomer' murderer - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3964323.ece

Jordanian PM: Israel's annexation of Jordan Valley contradicts peace agreement - Jerusalem Post :: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Jordanian-PM-Israels-annexation-of-Jordan-Valley-contradicts-peace-agreement-336982

Five reasons James Avery was one of the greatest TV dads - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/02/showbiz/tv/james-avery-uncle-phil-fresh-prince/

Margaret Thatcher had secret plan to use army at height of miners' strike - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/03/margaret-thatcher-secret-plan-army-miners-strike

IRA Brighton bomb almost derailed talks leading to Anglo-Irish agreement - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/03/ira-brighton-bomb-talks-anglo-irish-agreement

Libya warned Foreign Office of embassy violence ahead of Yvonne Fletcher ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/libya-warned-foreign-office-of-embassy-violence-ahead-of-yvonne-fletcher-murder-reveal-government-files-9034988.html

Stormy Weather: 20 Severe Flood Warnings - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1189668/stormy-weather-20-severe-flood-warnings

After court, Nigella Lawson beat a sweet retreat - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/after-court-nigella-lawson-beat-a-sweet-retreat/story-fnb64oi6-1226794222867

Tom Huddlestone's parting shot helps charity - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/premierleague/article3964292.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_01_02

Drugs firms 'routinely withhold results of medical trials' from doctors, researchers ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/drugs-firms-routinely-withhold-results-of-medical-trials-from-doctors-researchers-and-patients-9035740.html

Sandbags at the ready as Atllantic storm sweeps in - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3964347.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_01_02

Cumberbatch appears with his parents in 'Sherlock' - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/cumberbatch-appears-with-his-parents-in-sherlock-114010300032_1.html

Al-Qaeda allies take control of key Iraqi cities - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/al-qaeda-allies-take-control-of-key-iraqi-cities/article16180688/

England ring changes after uprooting batting order - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/cricket/article3964570.ece

Why more Snapchat-like hacks will come in 2014 - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2014/01/02/why-more-snapchat-like-hacks-will-occur-in-2014/4292331/

Deadly blast hits south Beirut neighborhood - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/01/02/bomb-beirut-lebanon-syria/4287507/

Motor racing-Ferrari fans plan red vigil for Schumacher - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/motor-racing-schumacher-ferrari-idUKL3N0KC27Z20140102

Ban smacking, children's tsar urges - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25529744

Katie Price shares shocking weight loss in half-naked photo following mystery ... - Yahoo omg! UK :: http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/the-juice/katie-price-shocking-weight-loss-half-naked-photo-mystery-illness-111909339.html

Test yourself with our news quiz of 2013 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/10540265/news-quiz-2013-kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge-prince-george-horse-meat.html

Formula 1 - Family 'not doing well' as Schumacher continues fight for life - Yahoo Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-schumacher-suffers-serious-head-injury-skiing-113444047--f1.html

Slapdowns of 2013 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/29/slapdowns-2013-insults-jibes

You won't believe what viral content does to news - Financial Times (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05c084ae-69cc-11e3-89ce-00144feabdc0.html

100-year jail terms could sidestep EU rules on whole-life sentences - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/100year-jail-terms-could-sidestep-eu-rules-on-wholelife-sentences-9033888.html

Indian banks lead the world on gender equality - Money Supply (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b11422b8-738e-11e3-a0c0-00144feabdc0.html

ButtonMasher: AI takes on humans to create video game - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24801-buttonmasher-ai-takes-on-humans-to-create-video-game.html

Acoustic sensing The ear underground - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21592597-how-fibre-optic-cables-can-work-microphones-ear-underground?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Plastic litter threatens river life - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10547684/Plastic-litter-threatens-river-life.html