Yet the actions of Europe's leaders fail to match their gloomy warnings.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

Most firms (once fees are included) fail to match the returns available in the public market (which the report argues is the relevant comparator).

FORBES: I. Taleb: Investors Lucky>Good

Swann soon recovered the guile that has propelled him to second in the world rankings, finding some extra turn to pin debutant Jahurual Islam lbw for nought, the sixth Bangladesh player to fail to trouble the scorers in his first match.

BBC: England shade first day honours against Bangladesh

Three quarters of people who need a bone marrow transplant fail to get one because they cannot find a tissue match.

BBC: Foetus

Forfar Athletic's Third Division match against Berwick Rangers was first to fail a Saturday inspection at 1000 GMT.

BBC: Twelve Scottish matches postponed

The ICC hope Harbhajan's appeal will be heard before next week's third Test, with the spinner set to miss the two remaining Tests in Australia, and one further match should it fail.

BBC: Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh during the Sydney Test