There Has Been Another High School Shooting In America – A 16-year-old who walked into a rural California high school and shot one student and fired at others had planned the attack, officials have said. [skynews]

Piers Morgan Can Stay In America – The White House has given an official response to the petition to deport CNN host Piers Morgan over his support for gun control, cautioning gun advocates to “Remember The First Amendment”. [huffpo]

SA Investor Image Up In Flames As Cape Burns – The Western Cape farm strike took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it had “exhausted its social and political capital” in trying to find a solution to the upheaval, and that the protests were now effectively “out of its hands”. [bdlive]

2013 Oscar Nominations – Steven Spielberg’s biopic of the 16th president of the United States continues its apparently unstoppable progress towards Oscars glory. But a surprisingly eclectic selection of Oscar nominations threw some stones in its path today. [guardian]

‘Lance Armstrong Was Helped To Cheat By UCI’, Says Top US Drugs Official – The International Cycling Union was once again implicated in the Lance Armstrong scandal when fresh claims emerged last night about how the disgraced cyclist managed to avoid failing dope tests. [telegraph]

South Africa’s Insane Road Death Toll Figures – More than 1400 people lost their lives on South Africa’s roads during the festive season, Transport Minister Dikobe Ben Martins said on Thursday. [timeslive]

Google Set For Brussels Showdown – EU commissioner accuses internet search giant of giving undue prominence to its own services following complaints from rivals. [guardian]

Pressure-Sensitive Stylus Gives Starving iPad Artists Incredible Control – Designers have been waiting for a good pressure-sensitive stylus since the debut of the iPad. The Pogo Connect, on display at CES, looks to let them draw circles around the competition with hundreds of levels of sensitivity. [wired]

China’s One-Child Policy: Curse of the ‘Little Emperors’ – China is a colossal country and, as befits such a global powerhouse, it has made some colossal mistakes. Take its infamous one-child policy (OCP), implemented in 1979 and condemned from that day forward. A new study released in Science, makes it clear just how misguided the idea was. [healthland]

Review: Girls Season 2 – HBO’s Girls returns for a second season on Sunday night in the US. Jace Lacob reviews the first four episodes of Season 2 of the Lena Dunham-created comedy. [dailybeast]

Extraordinary: New Island Rises Off German Coast – An island the size of 25 football pitches has appeared seemingly out of nowhere off the coast of Germany. The landmass, which is composed of sandbanks, gradually emerged from the violent waters of the North Sea over the past few years. [newsau]

Winner Of Fishing Contest Stole Bass From Aquarium, Court Hears – When the winner of a sea fishing contest proudly showed off the 13lb bass he claimed to have hooked, the judges were suitably impressed. But they began to suspect something fishy was going on when one of the fellow competitors claimed to recognise the unfortunate creature. [telegraph]

Documents Show Battle Over Poisoned Lottery Winner’s Estate – The widow a Chicago lottery winner who authorities say was poisoned with cyanide has battled with his siblings over control of his estate, including his $425,000 prize money. [foxnews]

If William & Kate Have A Daughter She Will Be ‘Princess’ – The Queen has spoken! Wanting to ensure that if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a daughter that she will have a proper title, Her Majesty has issued a formal decree that the royal arrival would be known as a princess. [people]

Beyoncé: ‘I Know That I’m powerful’ – Beyoncé has admitted that she’s aware of how powerful she is. The singer is currently preparing to release her fifth studio album as soon as April and has spoken about her need to be in control of the project’s creative process. [digispy]

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Daughter Has Own $1million Nursery Suite At New York’s Barclays Center – She is already the most pampered baby in the world, but now Blue Ivy Carter’s parents have bought her their most outrageous luxury yet. The daughter of Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z now has her own nursery at a basketball stadium that costs $1m a year to rent. [dailymail]

Justin Bieber’s Ex-Bodyguard Sues Singer for Alleged Assault, $420,000 in Wages – Moshe Benabou, an ex-Israeli soldier who worked for Bieber from March 2011 to October 2012, claims the pop star berated him and struck him a number of times in the chest during an argument over a member of Bieber’s entourage. [gossco]

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