Prof. Stephen Hawking appeared on Channel 4's Breakfast TV this week - the Richard and Judy show to 'promote' his new book, A Briefer History of Time.

Now R&J are more used to questioning celebrities about their pets, or probing the details of Jude and Sienna's relationship - you know, ...   more »

I spotted this gem in The Devil's Advocate site....

You may have missed one of the most interesting stories to emerge from Hurricane Katrina. It turns out that armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, have gone missing in the Gulf of Mexico. ...   more »

Overheard at a recent British Council of offices luncheon in London, a quote from Sir Digby Jones, Director General of the CBI:

"I've learned to never trust what a politician says. Watch what they do".

Never more true than today.   more »