News Headlines - 12 December 2013

▽North Korea executes Kim Jong-un's uncle as a traitor - Telegraph

The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed for treason after being branded "despicable human scum", according to the state news agency. Jang Song-thaek was a mentor to the young North Korean dictator and one of the regime's most influential figures until he was publicly purged last week. Video showed the 67-year-old Mr Jang being dragged out of his seat by police at a government meeting and official North Korean photographs were quickly doctored to remove all traces of him.

▽Ryanair's bikini calendar ad banned - Telegraph

The judge ruled that the calendar, released each year by the low-cost airline in support of charitable causes, was sexist. Ryanair said it would appeal the decision. The carrier published the advertisements late last year for its 2013 calendar, which featured more than a dozen scantily-clad female cabin crew. It said sales of the calendar had raised €100,000 (￡84,000) for charity. But the adverts prompted an appeal by a consumer group, and this week a court in the southern city of Malaga ruled that the adverts treated the women as objects and were discriminatory, Spanish media reported.

▽BBC News - Bernie Ecclestone faces call for probe of his financial affairs

An MP is calling for a Serious Fraud Office probe into the financial affairs of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone. It comes as a seven-week civil case over an ￡85m ($140m) damages claim against the billionaire, 83, concludes. He denies making corrupt payments to facilitate the sale of F1, and says he paid a German banker ￡10m because he was threatened over his tax affairs.

▽BBC Sport - London 2012: Did Olympic Games fail to inspire the next generation?

The latest figures from Sport England's Active People survey do show some positive developments. Overall, the number of people playing sport once a week for half an hour have been restored to the levels seen immediately after last year's Olympics, following a fall six months ago which was blamed on bad weather.

▽The worst football kits in English football - Telegraph

As Adidas says it does not want Chelsea shirts stocked in Newcastle-owner Mike Ashley's Sports Direct, we look at the worst kits in English football that probably shouldn't have made it to any shop... and then discover the French have it a lot worse.