The Lords and Commons Pipe and Cigar Smokers Club meet for their annual lunch in London on National No Smoking Day

And it will be their penultimate event, thanks to the over prescriptive legislation their colleagues in government supported, banning smoking in all public (and many private) places from July next year.

I learned today that footballer Wayne Rooney (20) has signed a five book autobiography deal for Five  Million  Quid.

Quite how he will fill five volumes I know not.    Churchill needed eight - of course he was a little older - and had a tad more about which to write.

I just hope for Waynes sake, someone will read them to him.