With such a track record, few doubt that Frankfurt calls many of the shots in the Euro.

ECONOMIST: European stockmarkets

Young athletes in Hastings may be forced to train outside the town after the future of the area's only running track is thrown into doubt.

BBC: Hastings athletics track 'wearing out' and may close

Although less than two minutes of it was shown, with No Doubt's Hella Good track thumping in the background, it illustrated the various new markets that Microsoft hope its new controller will expand into.

BBC: Microsoft unveils Xbox 'Kinect' motion controller

So with the franchise process suspended, affecting the West Coast route, three franchises including Great Western and Thameslink that were already on track, and throwing into doubt future franchising throughout Britain, we've come to a situation that would stretch the imagination of the writers of BBC2's outrageous satire The Thick Of It.

BBC: First Class Fiasco