Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces are not at breaking point yet, US military chiefs warn, saying allied air strikes have wiped out up to 25% of their strength.

Petkovic stuns top seed Wozniacki

Clijsters made to fight in Miami

Convicted sex attacker freed to attack brothers aged 7 and 4 in McDonald’s toilet is jailed Not sure he was expressly freed in order to carry out an attack. He should be (and already should have been) locked away forever.

With seemingly every new park bench being officially inaugurated by a gaggle of high-level dignitaries in just about every municipality, one can only assume that either such events qualify for an attendance allowance or there is an election looming. Or both.

As it seems to be happening with alarming regularity at the moment, headlines such as Murray suffers shock Miami defeat are not really a ‘shock’ any more. Easy for the writers, though: ‘Murray suffers shock (fill in the blank) defeat’ means they only have to type one or two words.

England in a good place – Johnson Anyway, it’s handy for Europe.

How to solve a problem like Gaddafi?…(Guardian) Shoot it?

Obama on sightseeing tour of Brazil’s City of God slum while bombs and cruise missiles pound Libya

The digital clock in central London which has been counting down to the 2012 Olympics has stopped, less than 24 hours after it started counting down.