Vicky Pryce on Huhne: ‘I want to nail him’
Perfectly acceptable
David Jones, the Welsh Secretary, has been spotted taking his Chauffeur-driven jaguar around 100 metres from his office to Downing Street – and back again. Wouldn’t want him getting lost, now would we?
Priceless
Will Alex Ferguson get an extra 7 mins after the transfer deadline has finished?…Jason in Birmingham
Better off than Spain then
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Tendai Biti says that the country only had $217 left in its public account last week after paying civil servants.
Must have been making the tea when the Battle for Wembley took place
Senior female soldier says Olympics proved women can fight alongside men in combat roles
So glad they cleared that one up
Roald Dahl wrote that it took 501 seagulls to help James fly the Giant Peach, but University of Leicester physics students found a total of 2,425,907 would actually be needed.
Adaptation
Reading the ‘side-saddle’ news reminded me, for some reason, of a book I once saw on the shelves in Moscow airport: Lenin on micro-computers Wonder if it is still available, way ahead of its time.
Obviously very secure
Convicted killer known as the ‘Black Dog Strangler’ on the run after escaping from secure mental hospital by asking to use toilet
Legend
From 4-2 down to 7-4 for a sixteenth world title. Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor.
Kicking yourself Gerard?
France’s Constitutional Council overturns a new top income tax rate of 75%, a key policy pledge of new Socialist President Francois Hollande.