This story of airline excess might be funnier had it not happened at the same time as the T5 opening debacle and the news that passengers would have to be fingerprinted, as well as having their luggage randomly scattered around west London to be retrieved only with psychic powers aided by two bent metal coathangers …

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Get him a nice cup of tea…

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Having a bit of a clear-out today, trying to regain control over the loft. Control was lost while moving: “Oh, just bung that upstairs.” As a result the loft is completely full, everything in it is inaccessible and possibly there are mice living in there, nesting in my shredded comics collection. Clearly urgent action is needed.

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The latest X-Files sequel is in the news again, with producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz dropping some tantalising hints about their plans.

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I do not want to trivialise the vandalism of the Easter Island statues, which is completely wrong and unacceptable. However, I am still irresistibly reminded of Bethselamin, that planet in Douglas Adams’ Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the fabulously beautiful planet where the activities of billions of tourists each year were causing an erosion crisis.

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Great story on the BBC News site today about passengers stranded on the London Eye for… wait for it… a whole hour on Easter Monday. During which they were reportedly ordered to crack open emergency fluid, blankets and portable toilets. Declare a national emergency!

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Just found this on The World Is Not Yellow blog – an opportunity to apply for your very own artistic licence.

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Because this is the standard of intellectual debate that you can expect here…

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