So you’ll be able to catch me on Penwith Radio this afternoon as well as Friday this week as I’m covering for Dave Pascoe.

Thought I’d share some of the bits and pieces I’ll be commenting on today..

How about this news item…

Britain’s biggest police force has spent more than £35,000 ($54,000, 42,000 euros) on finding out the time from an automated clock service over the past two years, figures showed Wednesday.

London’s Metropolitan Police also spent more than £200,000 calling directory services for contact numbers, at a time when forces across Britain are sacking tens of thousands of staff under an austerity drive.

or this

Cinemagoers in the British city of Liverpool demanded refunds on tickets for Oscar favourite “The Artist” because they did not realise it is a silent movie, a cinema chain said.

And we’ll be asking what the tree ever did to deserve this Muay Thai fighter …