If something makes you poorly and you are not happy about it, don't just put it down to chance or fate - someone put the bug there and should be held to account.

BBC: Former Health Minister Edwina Currie quizzed

But Internal Affairs has also had to police its own department, closing down its branch in Basra because, as Everett put it, the guys there were the biggest gangsters in town.

NPR: Iraq Tries to Rein in Renegade Police Forces

Whilst the majority welcomed the opportunity to talk to someone, and very few turned down a lollipop, there was some who were put off simply because it was run by Christians.

BBC: Guernsey Street Life Pastors aim to cut crime

It's the fact that it's financial - the bit that really hurts is that there is still coal down there that we can get, but due to financial constraints it's put an end to it.

BBC: Maltby miners face Christmas gloom

Such apathy is often put down to tiredness, but a study published recently in Psychological Science suggests there may be more to it than that.

ECONOMIST: Do not think on an empty stomach

M3 growth took off earlier this year, the bank put it down to a portfolio switch from equities to cash: this was not spending money, it said, therefore there was no inflationary danger.

ECONOMIST: The ECB is pragmatic, after all