More bad news

This week we have heard that a baby was orphaned after its parents both died after they jumped into a river to try and rescue their dogs. A sad story, but I am surprised that we've not had the standard Government kneejerk - ban rivers. Or dogs.

On North West Tonight there was a story about a child that had hanged himself, and his father blamed "high energy drinks" such as Red Bull, calling for a ban on all energy drinks. Again a sad story. His father stated that the child was "bouncing off walls" and always hyper. I'm not really sure what hanging yourself has to do with high energy drinks though. He also declined to say who was buying the child these drinks and why he didn't do anything to stop it.

Finally what's the best way of gaining permanent residence in the UK if you're a Gurkha? Die in Afghanistan. Sad but true.