Follow up

The single accused in the Ipswich murders case has appeared in court this morning. Stephen Wright, 48, was remanded in custody to return to court on January 2nd. I cannot relay all the rumours surrounding this case for legal reasons.

Tropical cyclone Bondo has collapsed off Madagascar following the onset of unfavourable atmospheric conditions, which sliced it in half. Winds at present are 75 to 90 mph, and Bondo will head southwest, impacting the northwestern coasts of the island over the weekend.

David Irving has returned to the UK, stating that he had been imprisoned for being a historian. A Holocaust survivor appeared on BBC TV this afternoon, stating that Mr Irving made a fool of himself by denying substantiated historical fact. Although David Irving suggested people would read his works on World War II in 200 to 300 years' time, methinks he will be a footnote, and one of the unpleasant ones.

Bird flu is back on the agenda, after thousands of poultry birds died in southern Vietnam. The panic brigade is also back in action, predicting that a flu pandemic could claim anything between 3 and 1,000 million lives. Although bird flu does not transmit between humans, it can be transmitted to humans, and it's only a matter of time before the virus mutates to a transmissible form.

Fog continues to wreak havoc with people's travel plans for Christmas in the UK, with all domestic flights cancelled from Heathrow and a handful of smaller airports like Norwich and Cardiff. Trains are full, as are some of the roads. Here in Lewis, it's been a drizzly day with poor visibility - not due to fog, but as a result of low cloud, associated with the drizzle. Temperatures were once again high, 11C this afternoon.