Not the Pope o' Clock News...

Right, I'm staying true to my new philosophy and not going to say anything about the Pope or the protestors or anything. After all, I'm not a Jeremy Vine phone-in...

So, here's a list of minor news stories to stop you all from breaking the precepts outlined last week.

1. Yoga Bear - A female brown bear in Finland was captured on film doing a number of Yoga streches and positions in easily the most charming story you will see all week and boasts the greatest number of 'Yogi Bear' puns outside of the 1960s or inventor of the television John Logie Baird. My favourite line from the article is 'These are not beginners' postures. Yogi bear is definitely an advanced practitioner'. (Most of the credit for this story goes to Nat Luurtsema, who posted a link to the pictures yesterday.
2. News of the World Paywall - Not content with simply making up their own news, every public figure's least favourite redtop is to follow Murdoch's example and charge readers for their online content. Presumably they just needed more money for hidden cameras or Ricky Hatton lookalikes or something... ahem...
3. Bruce Dickinson Lands Top Airline Job - Iron Maiden singer and qualified airline pilot (I love that opening to a sentence) Bruce Dickinson has been named Marketing Director of Gatwick-based charter airline Astraeus. Favourite line from this one? "In a demanding industry he is a man who can cope with pressure," Monnery said, "whether as a 757 captain or in front of 50,000 Iron Maiden fans, or senior airline and aviation managers."
4. And Finally...