1. There has been a sharp rise in sheep rustling. Some farmers believe that shepherds anxious to make extra cash during this difficult time are involved in the operation
2. Sales of the Financial Times rose by 5.2% last month; sales of most other papers fell
3. The Times has had to reduce its number of pages. I have lost my guaranteed daily fix of fiendish Su Doku
4. A small historic pub in town has closed – “The lease has been handed back to the landlord.” It had seemed to be quite thriving
5. Cremation costs 20% more than it did last year because of rising energy prices
6. The decline in corporate entertaining is hitting the Natural History Museum & the Science Museum. The British Library is one of the creditors of Lehman Brothers
