News time! Due to holidays it's two days early but there are still plenty of stories to pique your interest. Digest and discuss...

New £10m tech college to tackle skills gap - Western Morning News

10 essential skills every dad should teach his children - The Telegraph

Almost 20,000 get mental health training - The Derry Journal

The Leadership Behavior That’s Most Important to Employees - HBR Blogs

3 Reasons HR in the Cloud Just Makes Sense - Entrepreneur

Exclusive: MPs set to fight threat to axe Business, Innovation and Skills department - The Independent

Picasso Painting Sells At Auction For $179 Million, A Record - NPR

Lot can happen over shaking hands, say scientists - One India