Today – Friday – was Beersheba’s biggest day in the crosshairs. The quiet night was shattered at 7 am by four Grads, then by two more bombing sessions, minutes apart, just after 9:30 am. Each had several bombs, but I’ve been too busy to look for the final count on today’s missiles.

9 Jan 2009

Vince Cable is the oracle, the nation's favourite guru for the recession. The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman has risen above party politics. There is a Facebook appreciation society called Cable So Able. Alan Duncan, the Tory business spokesman, describes him as the “holy grail”.

9 Jan 2009

Why Is He Famous? Hugh Laurie isn’t a doctor , but he does play one on TV as the title character in FOX’s hit medical drama, House M.D. Prior to landing his starring role on the show, Laurie was a household name in his native England thanks to A Bit of Fry and Laurie , an uproarious sketch comedy show costarring his close friend and collaborator Stephen Fry.

9 Jan 2009

Gary Parrish interrupts you from the Tim Tebow love fest to remind you of college's other media darling, Tyler Hansbrough. He and his Tar Heels are on display this weekend against unbeaten Wake Forest.

9 Jan 2009

For tens of thousands of wholesalers, farmers and ordinary Chinese who poured their money into discs of compressed tea leaves, the crash of the Pu'er market has been nothing short of disastrous.

9 Jan 2009

Early last year, eBay inflicted some damaging policy changes that sent many sellers running for the hills. Now, they apparently are changing the rules to remove negative comments left by customers towards the sellers. read more

9 Jan 2009