Nice Guy Eddie is dead!

Yep. Chris Penn is officially an ex-nice guy.

Meanwhile, the gas wars are hotting up, with the Ruskies accusing the Ukranians of gas-hoarding. The Ukranians object that they are using more than anticipated as it is, in fact, very cold!

And you thought British trains were bad? In China, long distance commuters have no toilets and have to wear nappies!

Right, I am off to teach a class about that charming chap Pliny the Younger. What could be more pleasurable? as the man himself would say. I will as a result miss George Galloway discovering what the public really think of him.