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Cab drivers have been moaning again. As we reported last week, a protest by cabbies against Camden's over-zealous traffic wardens went ahead yesterday.

The Institute for Public Policy Research has put in an entry for the State The Obvious Competition 2006! - Long Journey Times Frustrate Drivers. In other news, the Pope is still a Catholic, and the woods are still the favoured place for bears to defecate.

Pete Doherty missed a court appearance. This is the umpteenth time that Pete...yeah, you all know how it goes by now. Click here if you still give a Babyshamble about Doherty's exploits.

A student may face a jail term, or even deportation to Guantanamo for hacking. He and three other men have been charged under the Terrorism Act, and have now been remanded in custody.

Photo taken from Dave Gorman's Flickr stream, in the Londonist pool.