01-Dec-2014 19:03

Retail investment returns also come under markdown pressure - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbcbba74-7927-11e4-a57d-00144feabdc0.html

Promising new roads before an election? Just how stupid do politicians think ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11265089/Promising-new-roads-before-an-election-Just-how-stupid-do-politicians-think-voters-are.html

The smart mouse with the half-human brain - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26639-the-smart-mouse-with-the-halfhuman-brain.html?cmpid%3DRSS%257CNSNS%257C2012-GLOBAL%257Conline-news

Cyber Monday: Online retailers hope for shopping surge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30273742

Calm returns to Hong Kong streets after overnight violence - The Hindu :: http://www.thehindu.com/news/calm-returns-to-hong-kong-streets-after-overnight-violence/article6652035.ece

Theatre world falls for Gillian - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/theatre-world-falls-for-gillian-30786868.html

Bordeaux boss Willy Sagnol wants Thierry Henry as a coach - The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) :: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000143204/bordeaux-boss-willy-sagnol-wants-thierry-henry-as-a-coach

PETER HITCHENS: Theresa's right, we DO face a dire new threat - from people ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2854560/PETER-HITCHENS-Theresa-s-right-face-dire-new-threat-people-like-her.html

Paedophile doctor jailed for abusing young cancer patients - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/myles-bradbury-paedophile-children-doctor-jailed-abuse

Angelina Jolie involved in scary car accident - Toronto Sun :: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/01/angelina-jolie-involved-in-scary-car-accident

Holding out: Shoppers are leaving their present buying later than ever before ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2856181/Shoppers-locked-game-Christmas-chicken-stores-hold-buying-presents.html

Obama is a lonely western liberal on immigration - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a68fd80-7943-11e4-a57d-00144feabdc0.html

TV presenter assaulted for showing too much skin, report says - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/12/01/tv-presenter-assaulted-for-showing-to-much-skin-report-says/

Shark Leaping From Sea Terrifies Surfing Mums - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1383504/shark-leaping-from-sea-terrifies-surfing-mums

Autumn Statement: Bleak borrowing prediction rocks George Osborne's deficit ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/autumn-statement-bleak-borrowing-prediction-rocks-george-osbornes-deficit-hopes-9894401.html

Mark Webber recovering after frightening crash in Brazil - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/mark-webber-recovering-after-frightening-crash-in-brazil-1.2021737?localLinksEnabled%3Dfalse

Leeds United: Massimo Cellino to appeal against Football League ruling - SkySports :: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9588891/leeds-united-massimo-cellino-to-appeal-against-football-league-ruling

British Minister Explains Why She Kept Saying "Cock" in Parliament - Gawker :: http://gawker.com/british-minister-explains-why-she-kept-saying-cock-in-1665189674

Roads funding: Regional breakdown - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30276383

Gordon Brown to quit as an MP today after over 30 years in Parliament - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2855909/Ex-Prime-Minister-Gordon-Brown-quit-MP-today-30-years-Parliament.html

Taiwan, Hong Kong a Challenge for China's Xi - U.S. News & World Report :: http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/12/01/taiwan-hong-kong-a-challenge-for-chinas-xi

Food supplies to Syrian refugees halted as UN's money runs out - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11266388/Food-supplies-to-Syrian-refugees-halted-as-UNs-money-runs-out.html

Ex-British PM Gordon Brown to leave politics - U-T San Diego :: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/01/ex-british-pm-gordon-brown-to-leave-politics/

Myles Bradbury: Paedophile doctor jailed for 22 years for abusing young cancer ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/paedophile-doctor-myles-bradbury-jailed-for-22-years-for-abusing-young-cancer-patients-9895194.html

Chinese motorist drives car into sinkhole - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/chinese-motorist-drives-car-sinkhole-article-1.2028993

Autumn Statement: Why spend billions we haven't got on a Stonehenge tunnel? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/autumn-statement/11266079/Autumn-Statement-Why-spend-billions-we-havent-got-on-a-Stonehenge-tunnel.html

REVEALED: Prince Harry finally shares his secret for World AIDS Day - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/revealed-prince-harry-finally-shares-his-secret-for-world-aids-day-30788263.html

Millions of Americans expected to shop on Cyber Monday - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/12/01/cyber-monday-gears-get-online-shoppers-hyped/qQe1qnrCp160UfEQJasckN/story.html

Sisters filmed beating alleged attackers with belt, fists on bus in India - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/sisters-filmed-beating-alleged-attackers-with-belt-fists-on-bus-in-india-20141201-11xclc.html

Five held in counter-terror swoops - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2856229/Five-held-counter-terror-swoops.html

Steven Gerrard offered a new deal with Liverpool, confirms Brendan Rodgers - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool/steven-gerrard-offered-a-new-deal-with-liverpool-confirms-brendan-rodgers-30788130.html