Recent international relations with China have been somewhat fractured to say the least. Not only have the anti-Olympic protests gathered a worldwide strangehold - from activists scaling the Golden Gate Bridge to grown men wrestling with Blue Peter presenters over a fiery torch - but now there seems to… read more…

Big news doing the mainstream meeja rounds: Irish PM Bertie Ahern has stepped down after 11 years in office due to controversy surrounding his financial affairs. Here's a quick roundup of the most interesting slants on the subject: Ahern's resignation statment in full: Guardian The view from sunny California:… read more…