- Ian Blair comes out of hiding to defend the Met's right to shoot people in the head and ask questions later.
- Meanwhile, the man who told the News of the World that he'd been asked to be a bomber is arrested for wasting police time.
- A four-year-old girl who went missing in Edinburgh five days ago and was feared to have been kidnapped by a 'cult' turned up last night with her mother at a police station in London.
- The Bishop of London refuses to ban American gay Bishop Gene Robinson from visiting London or attending any church services in England. (Don't you think 'American Gay Bishop' sound like a band name?)
- And because it's Friday here's our favourite local headline for today: Doctor sacrifices beard for charity.
