Sunday, January 22

The Beeb | Africa | US navy captures Somali 'pirates'

The US navy says it has captured a number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia.


Well done. I am pleased to report that the vessel in question was the U.S.S. Winston Churchill. This would make a certain Former Naval Person quite proud.

Friday, January 20

Whale Brittannia!


A seven-tonne whale has made its way up the Thames to central London, where it is being watched by riverside crowds.
The northern bottle-nosed whale, which is 16-18ft long and is usually found in deep sea waters, has passed Parliament and is moving upstream.


Good HEAVENS! A Whalish relation of the blubbery "B" whale!