17-Jan-2014 15:26

Defence cuts 'weaken partnership with US' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/defence/article3976761.ece

The World's longest echo 7:12 - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gunshot-breaks-record-for-longest-echo-in-the-world-1.2499908

You don't have to be mad to be a comic, but it can help get a laugh - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100255215/you-dont-have-to-be-mad-to-be-a-comic-but-it-can-help-get-a-laugh/

George Osborne facing backlash over plans to increase minimum wage - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/george-osborne-facing-backlash-over-plans-to-increase-minimum-wage-9067224.html

Roger 'Trigger' Lloyd-Pack dies aged 69 - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/videos/entertainment/roger-trigger-lloydpack-dies-aged-69-29925562.html

Women who postpone having babies may stay childless, warns medical chief - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/17/women-postpone-babies-childless-medical-chief

'Gravity,' '12 Years a Slave' win big at Critics' Choice Awards - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/17/gravity-12-years-slave-win-big-at-critics-choice-awards/

Formula 1 - Dennis move a turning point for McLaren - Yahoo Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-dennis-move-turning-point-mclaren-131213881--f1.html

François Hollande's relationship with Julie Gayet 'goes back more than two years' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/president-hollandes-relationship-with-julie-gayet-goes-back-more-than-two-years-9066489.html

Tension mounts in Thailand after blast wounds 36 protesters - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/17/uk-thailand-protest-idUKBREA0G09B20140117

Lena Dunham, The 'Hardest Working Millennial In Show Business,' Still Feels ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/lena-dunham-hardest-working-millennial-vogue_n_4611458.html

Obama to overhaul NSA's bulk storage of Americans' telephone data - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/17/obama-end-nsa-bulk-storage-telephone-metadata

Leonardo DiCaprio leader of the pack in Wolf of Wall Street - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/leonardo-dicaprio-leader-of-the-pack-in-wolf-of-wall-street/story-fn9n8gph-1226803615514

Missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular 'sighted' near his home 12 hours after he ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mikaeel-kular-missing-lad-three-3032561

Zara Phillips and a VERY active pregnancy: Royal proves there was no need to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2541219/A-active-pregnancy-As-Zara-Phillips-announces-birth-baby-girl.html

'NSA gathers 200 M text messages daily' - Manila Bulletin :: http://www.mb.com.ph/nsa-gathers-200-m-text-messages-daily/

Oscar nominees 2014: LI-based 'American Hustle,' 'Wolf of Wall Street' in major ... - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/oscar-nominees-2014-li-based-american-hustle-wolf-of-wall-street-in-major-categories-1.6811082

Nintendo heads for third consecutive annual loss as Wii U flops - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/17/nintendo-heads-for-third-consecutive-annual-loss-as-wii-u-flops

Prince Harry swaps helicopters for desk job - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDHvTLYJxHvunYiNukJBfPIEl2uw?docId%3D70628426-2bd2-4d3b-9609-338cb72cf5f6

Sandra Bullock drops F-bomb at Critics' Choice Awards in LA - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sandra-bullock-drops-f-bomb-at-critics-choice-awards-in-la-1952597

Last-gasp record-breakers - ESPNcricinfo.com :: http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/710667.html

Ed Miliband accused of putting taxpayers at risk over UK banks shake-up - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-accused-of-putting-taxpayers-at-risk-over-uk-banks-shakeup-9067618.html

Japanese WW2 soldier Hiroo Onoda reflects on his life - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25775617

Bomb blast as Thai standoff continues - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25777793

Google announces contact lens glucose monitor - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/01/16/google-announces-contact-lens-glucose-monitor/

Hollande under fresh scrutiny over affair - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/18/01/19/hollande-under-fresh-scrutiny-over-affair

Google Glass driver ticketed found not guilty by court - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/business/technology/google-glass-driver-ticketed-found-not-guilty-by-court-1.6817333

Christmas sales were up – and small stores did much better than larger retailers - Mirror.co.uk :: http://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/2014/01/17/christmas-sales-were-up-and-small-stores-did-much-better-than-larger-retailers/

Zara Phillips gives birth to new royal great-grandchild - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/01/17/zara-phillips-gives-birth-to-new-royal-great-grandchild/4392761/

Child matching missing description of Mikaeel Kular seen in Edinburgh - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/17/mikaeel-kular-missing-search-enters-second-day-as-temperatures-drop-4266547/

Video: Watch moment actress accepts real-life marriage proposal from Peter Pan ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/oh-yes-will-wendy-accepts-3015936