20-Jan-2014 09:31

A truly great book needs no introduction - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03bee8ec-7ea5-11e3-8642-00144feabdc0.html

Strip benefits from claimants lacking skills - Labour - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25803006

King Alfred was a Roman Catholic. Let's bury him in Westminster Cathedral - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/dominicselwood/100255437/king-alfred-was-a-roman-catholic-lets-bury-him-in-westminster-cathedral/

Queen Elizabeth may gradually 'shift' royal duties to heirs: Report - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-queen-elizabeth-may-gradually-shift-royal-duties-to-heirs-report-1953886

Nasa says 'doughnut rock' on Mars is 'like nothing we've ever seen before' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/nasa-says-doughnut-rock-on-mars-is-like-nothing-weve-ever-seen-before-29931351.html

Syrian opposition threatens to pull out of peace talks after Iran invitation - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/syrian-opposition-withdraw-talks-iran-invitation

Putin: I'm not a homophobe -- I think Elton's great - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/putin-im-not-a-homophobe-i-think-eltons-great-29931328.html

Fridges targeted by hackers - iAfrica.com :: http://technology.iafrica.com/news/894391.html

St Lucia widow Margaret Pratt 'traumatised' but helping police - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/10583416/St-Lucia-widow-Margaret-Pratt-traumatised-but-helping-police.html

New rules mean EU arrivals claiming jobseeker's allowance will not be able to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2542352/Exclusive-Ministers-new-crackdown-Housing-benefit-ban-jobless-migrants.html

China's economy grows robust 7.7 percent in 2013, but signs of slowdown emerge - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-economy-grows-robust-77-percent-in-2013-but-signs-of-slowdown-emerge/2014/01/20/34733800-81a0-11e3-9dd4-e7278db80d86_story.html

live: comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft wakes up - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10583417/Watch-live-comet-chasing-Rosetta-spacecraft-wakes-up-from-deep-space-hibernation.html

Nintendo shares plunge 18% on loss warning - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25805136

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolts New Zealand's North Island - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-20/magnitude-63-earthquake-hits-new-zealand/5208884

Mikaeel Kular: Mother Rosdeep Kular due to appear in court - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25803667

CBI/PwC: Asset management houses end 2013 'remarkably optimistic' - Fundweb :: http://www.fundweb.co.uk/news-and-analysis/uk/cbi/pwc-asset-management-houses-end-2013-remarkably-optimistic/2005452.article

Strong 6.3-earthquake jolts New Zealand - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/strong-6-3-earthquake-jolts-new-zealand-us-geological-survey/article1-1174797.aspx

The missing link between Blackadder, designer leatherwear, and Made In ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2542291/A-cross-Blackadder-Made-In-Chelsea-The-Musketeers-French-farce-lacked-cutting-edge-Jim-Shelley.html

Young people growing up in an "unprecedented toxic climate" - ITN :: http://www.itn.co.uk/UK/93650/young-people-growing-up-in-an--unprecedented-toxic-climate-

Paisley told Blair you 'fool' after conversion to Catholicism - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/paisley-told-blair-you-fool-after-conversion-to-catholicism-1.1661095

Majestic Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reigns over maudlin Manchester United - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10583164/Majestic-Chelsea-manager-Jose-Mourinho-reigns-over-maudlin-Manchester-United.html

Pakistani Taliban suicide blast claims more lives near Rawalpindi army HQ - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/pakistan-suicide-attack-rawalpindi-army-hq

Tennis: Sharapova's quest halted by Cibulkova roadblock - Ahram Online :: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/56/92008/Sports/Omni-Sports/Tennis-Sharapovas-quest-halted-by-Cibulkova-roadbl.aspx

Indian minister questioned on his relationship with Pakistan journalist - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/indian-minister-questioned-on-his-relationship-with-pakistan-journalist-1.466617?cache%3D03%25252F7.206949%25253Fpage%25253D0%25252F7.297466%25252F7.306631%25253Fkey%25253DKuala%252BLumpur%25252F7.321287%252F7.478118%252F7.478118%252F7.478118%252F7.490557%252F7.490557%252F7.490557%252F7.490557%252F7.490557%252F7.556030%252F7.576528%252F7.576528%252F7.576528

Stress: Children Growing Up 'In Toxic Climate' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1197673

Ukraine: Stun Grenades Used In Kiev Clashes - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1197604/ukraine-stun-grenades-used-in-kiev-clashes

'Octopus' William Roache's hands were 'everywhere' claims sex assault victim - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-octopus-william-roache-s-hands-were-everywhere-claims-sex-assault-victim-1953007

Putin: 'I know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3979742.ece

The rise of a new US federalism - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/018d57f6-7f6e-11e3-b6a7-00144feabdc0.html

Violinist Vanessa Mae set to compete at Winter Olympics - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/25802907

Essex Rape: 13-Year-Old Attacked By Five Men - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1197661