According to the BBC....

...Prime Minister Brown has predicted that Britain is in danger of being hit by violent heat waves, floods and increasingly vicious winds.

I assume he means that he will be making a lot more speeches.

A fic rec

The Eagle and the Badger by Ravenpuff (http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/ravenpuff/EE.html) is a really charming story, to judge by the first three chapters. Characters and writing are lively, and the writer does not think that Hogwarts is in Midwest America or on the Moon. Setting is perfect without being strained. The bits of background in characters such as "Mike" (a girl) and the recognizable attitudes and features are delightful. There are also a few hints at forthcoming drama (Draco Malfoy has vanished, leaving behind his wife and two children, and nobody knows what happened to him) which suggest that the author has been thinking ahead. I read this with great pleasure and look forward to more.