Friday morning catchup

So much news, so little time:

1. The Telegraph report that:

"British prosecutors were told more than two years ago that they had sufficient evidence to charge two Libyans over the killing of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, according to a leaked report.

A senior lawyer carried out an independent review of the case on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in which he said Matouk Mohammed Matouk and Abdulgader Mohammed Baghdadi could be charged with conspiracy to cause death.

Both men played instrumental roles in organising the shooting at the Libyan embassy in St James’s Square, central London, in 1984, the report said. "

So why was there no attempt to prosecute? What possible reason could there be? You guessed it:

"The secret report, which was commissioned by the CPS on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, was completed in April 2007, just six weeks before Tony Blair, the prime minister at the time, held a controversial meeting with Colonel Gaddafi in Libya. The meeting formally opened trade links between Britain and the north African country. "

2. The Telegrpah report on the truth behind Barack Obama's alleged modesty over his Nobel Peace Prize. No surprises there...


3. The Times report that:

"Almost half of hospitals fail to meet fully the core standards of care despite a decade of Government investment in the NHS, according to the health regulator’s annual report.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) warns today that more than 40 health trusts are at risk of being refused new licences to operate, which will be issued next April. "

"Envy of the World"?


4. The Telegraph reports that the Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement is not going well...


5. The Guardian has found an excuse to swear as much as possible online; possibly the most f-words and c-words I have seen in an online article, makes Devils Kitchen seem like a novice at swearing.