03-Mar-2014 06:00

Shoppers urged to be vigilant with sneak thieves operating in Darlington - The Northern Echo :: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11028835.Shoppers_urged_to_be_vigilant_with_sneak_thieves_operating_in_Darlington/

Sorry decline of English social housing - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97dd2312-9eea-11e3-8663-00144feab7de.html

BT wants Ofcom to stop making it subsidise Sky and Talktalk - Inquirer :: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2331693/bt-wants-ofcom-to-stop-making-it-subsidise-sky-and-talktalk

Home Office 'gave Paedophile Information Exchange £70000': Group allegedly ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571632/Home-Office-gave-Paedophile-Information-Exchange-70-000-Group-allegedly-given-taxpayers-money-1977-1980.html

Scottish independence: Could the referendum reboot Britain? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-26368511

Survivors relive horror of Chinese station slaughter - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article4020527.ece

Mystery of naked man, wearing one shoe, washed up on beach - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/mystery-of-naked-man-wearing-one-shoe-washed-up-on-beach-20140303-hvfvx.html

Riddle of naked body and 1952 photograph on Cornwall beach - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/riddle-of-naked-body-and-1952-photograph-on-cornwall-beach/story-fnixwvgh-1226843463460

US concedes Russia has control of Crimea and seeks to contain Putin - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/02/us-russia-crimea-ukraine-putin

Give Bloody Sunday troops same deal as IRA, says Hain: Former Northern ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571742/Give-Bloody-Sunday-troops-deal-IRA-says-Hain-Former-Northern-Ireland-Secretary-defends-giving-amnesty-terror-suspects.html

Unfair use of benefit sanctions putting pressure on food banks - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wider-political-news/unfair-use-of-benefit-sanctions-putting-pressure-on-food-banks.23583176

Murder trial of Oscar Pistorius to start in South Africa - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/murder-trial-of-oscar-pistorius-to-start-in-south-africa/2014/03/02/beed63e6-a24f-11e3-a5fa-55f0c77bf39c_story.html?tid%3DhpModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e

UPDATE 1-Oil jumps over $2 as Ukraine mobilises for war, WTI at 5-mth top - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/03/markets-oil-idUSL3N0M00NJ20140303

Boris Johnson: Radicalised children should be in care - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26413024

Video: Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini: I have fan support - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-manchester-city-boss-manuel-pellegrini-i-have-fan-support-30054521.html

G7 leaders condemn Russia over Ukraine - News24 :: http://www.news24.com/World/News/G7-leaders-condemn-Russia-over-Ukraine-20140303

MtGox opens call centre after $500 million Bitcoin loss - NDTV :: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/mtgox-opens-call-centre-after-500-million-bitcoin-loss-490479

Jared Leto, Lupita Nyong'o take supporting acting awards as Gravity soars early on - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/oscars/2014/03/02/jared_leto_lupita_nyongo_take_supporting_acting_awards_as_gravity_soars_early_on.html

Alfonso Cuaron wins Oscar for best director - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alfonso-cuaron-wins-oscar-for-best-director/2014/03/02/09ef5474-a28e-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_story.html

Pistorius murder trial opens under media spotlight - Khaleej Times :: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile%3Ddata/international/2014/March/international_March49.xml%26section%3Dinternational

Oscars 2014: Live Report - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jPxUBwUoLrhPFZYAjG2F0-E5vvxA?docId%3D5851aadc-6e9a-4ac8-adff-5cc6579a3708

Russia's Ukraine actions 'incompatible' with G8 membership, west says - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/03/russia-ukraine-incompatible-g8-membership

Chinese Internet users slam US response to 'China's 9-11' - Straits Times :: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/chinese-internet-users-slam-us-response-chinas-9-11-20140303

World scrambles as Russia tightens grip on Crimea - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20140302_ap_ba024f88a2944f9aba48587fdf1a19e7.html

Oscars 2014 live: Academy Awards updates as the biggest night in Hollywood ... - National Post :: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/03/02/oscars-2013-live-academy-awards-updates-as-the-biggest-night-in-hollywood-unfolds/

Prices Slashed As Latest Smartphones Unveiled - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1216471/prices-slashed-as-latest-smartphones-unveiled

Pensions: Ministers in Lords defeat over single state pension - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26331583

Rugby League - Saints fight back to beat Hull - Yahoo Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/rugby-league-saints-fight-back-win-220742043--spt.html

The Anglosphere is alive and well, but I wonder whether it needs a better name - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100261784/the-anglosphere-is-alive-and-well-but-i-wonder-whether-it-needs-a-better-name/

Hoi Polloi: restaurant review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/02/hoi-polloi-restaurant-review-jay-rayner

How Delhi got its way with Washington - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/11393792-8f63-11e3-be85-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct