1. Since then it has bled away with every returning bodybag.

2. Surveys show the party has bled some support recently. No one wishes to provoke anyone for the sake of provocation,‘‘ said Lars Bille, a political scientist at the University of Copenhagen. That‘s a lesson learned from the Muhammad crisis.‘‘ With Fogh Rasmussen‘s government bloc enjoying a narrow lead in opinion polls over the Social Democratic–led opposition side, Khader‘s party could have the decisive say in whether Fogh Rasmussen secures a third term.

3. The mother of one of the NatWest Three bankers today said her son had pleaded guilty to an Enron–related fraud with "deep reluctance". Today Trish Godman, the mother of Glasgow–born Mulgrew, said: "My son Gary Mulgrew and his two colleagues are the victims of an unjust extradition treaty which breaches human rights and a Texan judicial system which has bled them financially dry and coerced them into a plea bargain." Mrs Godman, an MSP and deputy presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, continued: "After 17 months of being tagged and under curfew in Texas, my son is drained emotionally and financially and has taken this step of plea bargaining with deep reluctance." Scroll down for more...