Three story-shaped nuggets that are either joyful, woeful or ... erm ... madful. GOOD Britain is doing its bit for diplomatic relations by trying to defuse tension with Russia over the Alexander Litvinenko case. BAD Further depressing signs for the global economy - massive banking organisation IndyMac has been… read more…

Boris Johnson has been forced to launch an investigation into the inappropriate dealings of his deputy mayor, Ray Lewis. The Guardian. A report by Ernst & Young suggests that the average UK household is 15% worse of than five years ago. BBC. The British economy could be falling into an… read more…

More than 50% of people surveyed said that they would support the proposed 'opt-out' scheme for organ donation. BBC. The Government has offered a £20,000 prize to anybody that can think of an innovative way for them to use the public data that it has amassed over the years. BBC.… read more…

Oil has found itself to be even more newsworthy than usual today, what with the teamsters on strike and Gordon Brown planning to take an expensive sojourn down to Jeddah in an attempt to try and pull a few strings with Saudi oil chiefs. Whether or not he'll achieve anything… read more…

Vladimir Putin has become the hero of propaganda lovers everywhere with his latest attempt at preventing dissidents from getting one over him. In a move that will surely inspire generations of leaders for years to come, the balding Russian despot has managed to censor the TV appearances of anybody who… read more…

Russian astronauts were forced to call a plumber after their toilet broke down. The Guardian. Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are to meet oil chiefs amongst fears that prices will rise even more. BBC. Ministers have overruled the military and banned the use of cluster bombs. The Guardian. It seems… read more…

What is it about the involvement of Russians that breeds a certain intrigue to a situation? Perhaps it's because of all those James Bond movies, or that old American sci-fi that ingrained a subliminal fear of the Cold War into anybody that watched it. It seems to us that you… read more…