Lots of interesting and positive news out there. From the important, to the heart warming  and the downright frivolous.

As a Live Roleplayer and a fan of various myths and mysteries my favourite story has to be the news that a former Bangor University Professor believes that the true location of King Arthur’s Camelot may have been in Yorkshire rather than the South West of England.

• Evacuations Pick Up Pace in Aleppo & Surrounding Areas
• Welsh Doctor helping to build a Children’s Hospital in Aleppo
• Rainbow-Headed Snake among 150 New Species found in the Mekong Delta
• Fire Damage Glasgow School of Art given £450 000 Donation
• Stranded Fisherman returned to North Korea
• Rare Turtle Recovering in Anglesey after Oceanic Ordeal
• Venomous Snake safely removed to Wild from Australian Christmas Tree
• Water Safe to Drink again in Corpus Christi, Texas
• Twitter Appeal brings Christmas Presents to Boys in Foster Care
• Jewish Settlers Agree to Leave West Bank
• Medieval Font used for 1st Baptism in 150 Years
• Camelot may be in Yorkshire
• Tourism leads upbeat Scottish Economic Outlook
• Music Scheme piloted to Tackle Loneliness in Rural Gwynedd
• Londonderry in Christmas Jumper Record Bid
• Scottish Wildlife Trust Visitors Centre to be Renovated
• Giant Gingerbread Big Ben
• 82-Year-Old Ice Skating Grandad
• Gillie catches Prize Winning Salmon on River Spean
• Murray Wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a Record 3rd Time
• Brash Claims victory at Show Jumping World Cup