Reports that hate crime is on the rise don't really surprise us. In the wake of the earlier shocking news about the murdered French students and the relentless wave of violent crime we seem to be riding at the moment, we're not really feeling the love at all. However, Barnet is specifically reporting a 20% increase in reported race crime, whilst other boroughs report a decline. Statistics, of course, can be wonderfully open to......

We very much hope you weren't on your way to Terminal 4 at Heathrow any time between 5pm yesterday and 10am today. Because all those lucky passengers had a special surprise when they checked in – they weren't allowed to check in any luggage. That's right. Hand luggage only. What a massive pain in the ass. Terminal 4 experienced what they're calling "a major baggage system failure", which has only just been resolved. And......