NEWS 2 JANUARY 2005

THE TSUNAMI IN ASIA
It is now one week since the tsunami hit and still it dominates all the news. One billion pounds has now been given in aid as it is predicted that it will take countries ten years to recover.

RAIL FARES UP
Train fares go up by an average of 4% today. Well that’s not fair is it.

R2D2 DRINKING DRIVING
According to the News Of The World, Kenny Baker who played R2D2, and appeared as a midget in tonnes of other great 80s movies (and apparently fathered Mini Me), was caught drink driving on New Years Eve after being discovered driving his £70,000 erratically. Ironically, in addition to his car being £70K, so is his age.