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THE AMERICANS ARE MORE SCARED ABOUT THE OLYMPICS THAN WE ARE
They think all their sprinters are going to get blown up
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The American government thinks we're not taking security for next year's Olympics seriously enough, so they're sending loads of secret agents over to protect their athletes and diplomats. There will be 1,000 US agents in East London next summer, and 500 of those will be from the FBI. British officials and anti-terrorism experts are apparently "exasperated" at the Americans meddling in their security plans. They think they're overestimating the terrorist threat and are worried about the damage to the environment that'll result from so many Yanks coming over here. "We are not equal partners in this," the Guardian quotes one British security official as saying. "They are being very demanding." For their part, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) has upped the number of guards from 10,000 to 21,000.
Loads more stuff happened this weekend. Find out what you missed when you were stuck at the bottom of a hungover hole on page two.Europe
ITALIAN POLITICS HAS A NEW BIG MAN
Mario Monti has taken over from Silvio Berlusconi, but is still constructing his cabinet
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A new guy is in charge of Italy. His name is Mario Monti, and he looks a lot more boring than Silvio Berlusconi, though that's probably what Italy needs right now as it battles against record levels of debt. Monti, whose appointment was announced by the Italian president on Sunday, has said he wants to build "a future of dignity and hope" for the children of Italy.He's said he's not in a massive rush to get a cabinet together, but the media expects him to have one in place tomorrow (November 15). At the moment, the global markets aren't taking the bait, and there's no sign that Italy will be out of the financial shit any time soon. UK
WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE JOBLESS WANKERS SOON
Britons warned to expect a "slow and painful" deterioration in the jobs market
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The number of jobs that will be available to people in Britain will keep dropping, slowly and painfully. I hope no-one takes my job, that would suck. Please don't take my job. I promise I'll figure out what the Eurozone crisis is and get Hangover News written on time next week. Environment
ELECTRICITY WILL SMELL LIKE PISS SOON
Our urine to be harvested to power "homes, businesses, a small village"
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Scientists are investigating how to turn the 6.4 trillion litres of urine that human beings generate per day into electricity. The University of the West of England in Bristol published research last week which suggested they might be able to. Michael Eavis, the King of Glastonbury, has said that he'd consider using urine power to run his festival. The scientists also think that the urine of farm animals could be used to run the internet, televisions, radios and other things that are electric. I'm not sure how they would do this. How do you potty-train a cow?
THE AMERICANS ARE MORE SCARED ABOUT THE OLYMPICS THAN WE ARE
They think all their sprinters are going to get blown up
The American government thinks we're not taking security for next year's Olympics seriously enough, so they're sending loads of secret agents over to protect their athletes and diplomats. There will be 1,000 US agents in East London next summer, and 500 of those will be from the FBI. British officials and anti-terrorism experts are apparently "exasperated" at the Americans meddling in their security plans. They think they're overestimating the terrorist threat and are worried about the damage to the environment that'll result from so many Yanks coming over here. "We are not equal partners in this," the Guardian quotes one British security official as saying. "They are being very demanding." For their part, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) has upped the number of guards from 10,000 to 21,000.
Loads more stuff happened this weekend. Find out what you missed when you were stuck at the bottom of a hungover hole on page two.
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ITALIAN POLITICS HAS A NEW BIG MAN
Mario Monti has taken over from Silvio Berlusconi, but is still constructing his cabinet
A new guy is in charge of Italy. His name is Mario Monti, and he looks a lot more boring than Silvio Berlusconi, though that's probably what Italy needs right now as it battles against record levels of debt. Monti, whose appointment was announced by the Italian president on Sunday, has said he wants to build "a future of dignity and hope" for the children of Italy.He's said he's not in a massive rush to get a cabinet together, but the media expects him to have one in place tomorrow (November 15). At the moment, the global markets aren't taking the bait, and there's no sign that Italy will be out of the financial shit any time soon. UK
WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE JOBLESS WANKERS SOON
Britons warned to expect a "slow and painful" deterioration in the jobs market
The number of jobs that will be available to people in Britain will keep dropping, slowly and painfully. I hope no-one takes my job, that would suck. Please don't take my job. I promise I'll figure out what the Eurozone crisis is and get Hangover News written on time next week. Environment
ELECTRICITY WILL SMELL LIKE PISS SOON
Our urine to be harvested to power "homes, businesses, a small village"
Scientists are investigating how to turn the 6.4 trillion litres of urine that human beings generate per day into electricity. The University of the West of England in Bristol published research last week which suggested they might be able to. Michael Eavis, the King of Glastonbury, has said that he'd consider using urine power to run his festival. The scientists also think that the urine of farm animals could be used to run the internet, televisions, radios and other things that are electric. I'm not sure how they would do this. How do you potty-train a cow?