The Wardman Wire

Here is todays roundup of stories.

Comment

Marcel Berlins (Comment is Free)

- Who will be first president of the new supreme court?
Would like to report that the struggle for the job will have all the tension, shocks and infighting of the US presidential primaries, or at least the political significance and drama of the selection of judges of the US supreme court. Neither of those statements would be true.

News

Sam Jones (Guardian)

- Fear and kebabs on the streets of Peckham
Jacqui Smith told the Sunday Times she would not feel comfortable in London after dark, whether in a deprived area such as Hackney or in wealthier districts such as Kensington and Chelsea.

Independent (Independent) - Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth
Try visiting Yakutsk - the Russian city where a bit nippy means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun Walker enjoys a mini-break in deepest Siberia winter temperatures

RAY MASSEY (Mail) - Great Rail Rip-Off: Passengers in Britain pay highest fares in Europe
They are charged up to 14 times more than their counterparts on the Continent in a Government policy that is pricing people off the railways, says research from the Liberal Democrats.

NYT (NYT) - Signs in Kenya That Killings Were Planned
A closer look at what has unfolded in the past three weeks, since a deeply flawed election plunged Kenya into chaos, shows that some of the bloodletting that has left more than 650 people dead may have been premeditated and organized.

Sky (Sky) - Tasered Man Dies After Injuring Himself
A man armed with a knife who was shot by police with a stun gun has died after injuring himself.

David Millward (Telegraph) - Random breath tests planned for motorists
Ministers are convinced that tougher enforcement is the key to cutting the number of alcohol-related road deaths. Their plans for random testing will be unveiled within weeks.

Times Online (Times Online) - Francis Joyon takes fortnight off Dame Ellen MacArthur’s world record
It ranks him alongside all those who have made quantum leaps in their disciplines and it is the second time in his career he has managed it. Not bad for a 51-year-old who has had to struggle with less sponsorship and spotlight than more famous colleagues.

Carl Mortished, World Business Editor (Times Online) - British farmers reap rich Russian harvest
In the mad scramble for the spoils left over from the collapse of the Soviet Union, the oligarchs missed something - the soil of Mother Russia. Their mistake left the field open to foreign predators, including a Nottingham-based property developer that is now reaping a rich harvest.

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