Because London has been awarded the 2012 Olympics there has already been pressure from the organisers for Great Britain to enter a football team: how long will it take for similar pressure to be applied from FIFA and UEFA?

Would a combined GB team entered into the World Cup or European Championship be a stronger team than a team just representing England? The answer is 'no'.

Instead of the England manager being free to select the best eleven players, his Great Britain counterpart would always have to pick one Northern Irish player, one Welshman and possibly even two Scots, irrespective of the fact that there would most likely be more talented English-qualified players available.

RECIPE

When I do it the next time
I'll break an egg
On the horizon,
The albumen will
Become the Moon
And the yolk
The Sun.

Typing in various combinations of relevant words into Yahoo image search I've been able to view photographs of what's really happening in New Orleans at the moment. Basically, a lot of people have died, and others are still dying. Of course, here in Britain we're not allowed to see such images on terrestrial TV or in the newspapers. I wonder why?

TRACKER

Someone's
been here,
I can see
the footprints
of a shadow;
the glance
of deja vu.