BBC News have also done a follow up article on the program.

Considering that I have two wifi access points in my flat along with a microwave oven and several cordless phones you might think I would be worried about this. However, I am not and neither do I think wifi should be banned in schools and colleges. I refer you to an article by Bill Thompson published on the BBC News website who sums up the arguments far more eloquently than I.

He concludes by saying that you can’t ever prove that wireless communications are safe, you can only aim disprove the supposed damaging effects on health.

Led by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam the orchestra clip-clopped along to “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life” and set a new world record, beating the American total of only 1,789 people.

• Photos of the event
• Video of the orchestra

Rosie and I set off on the 3pm train from Bristol and arrived in London just before 5. Rosie and her mum had created white tunics with a red “St George” cross on the front. Rosie spent most of the journey tidying up the slightly frayed edges of the crosses with a pair of scissors. The tunics really did look amazing.

We grabbed a Krispy Kreme donut in Paddington, mmm raspberry glazed, before heading off on the tube to Trafalgar Square. Rosie had also managed to get some plastic swords from a party shop in Bristol and we were slightly worried about going past the Transport Police carrying shiny swords but in the end not an eyelid was batted.

We got to Charing Cross tube station at just after 5pm and climbed the stairs up to street level. A fair sized group of people were gathered in the square but it didn’t look like a record breaking number. After registering for the attempt we went and found a pub as we needed some dutch courage before changing into our Knights of the Round Table tunics. Jamie and Gabriele joined us, although Gabriele had to vanish off to work.

Time was ticking along so we quickly walked back to the square. By the time we returned the square was packed full of people. We had no idea how many but it must have been thousands. Rosie located Greg, who was standing on the edge of a fountain, and we squeezed through the croud to meet up with him, his brother Alex and some of their friends. The attempt began with a practice session explaining how to use the coconuts. Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones came on stage to talk a little about the use of coconuts in the context of Monty Python before leading us in the world record attempt. We all clip-clopped along before it was announced by the editor in chief of the Guinness Book of World Records that we had smashed the American held record!

After the event Rosie, Jamie and I said good bye to Greg and Alex before going to find Rosie’s friends, Claire, Matt, James, and two others who i can’t remember the names of, on the other side of the square. We were getting pretty hungry by this point so it was suggested that we go and find an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant that Jamie knew. I have only had sushi a few times and I have always been fairly non plussed about it, however this place was great. Loads of different things on the traditional conveyor belt and it was all really nice. Claire and I did have a minor issue with some soya beans but the technical difficulty was quickly resolved.

Once the eating of the sushi was complete, and we did manage an impressive stack of plates, we walked briskly over to a cocktail bar called Thirst where I had a dry martini. Rosie and I could only stay for one drink as we needed to catch the 10.15 train back to Bristol. Jamie led the way back to the tube station and we were on our way home.

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The original story has probably been changed by now.

It begs the question, is Becky writing for the BBC?

UPDATE: We, as in us in the office, just spotted this from the headline writers:

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•  What’s wrong with Gillian McKeith [guardian.co.uk]

Last week, on Valentine’s day, they launched Britain’s first mobile chemotherapy unit. Over £150,000 was raised by selling original art work, through charity fundraising events and corporate sponsorship.

Run by the oncology team from the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the unit will begin treating chemotherapy patients in Cirencester and Ross-on-Wye in March this year. It is hoped the unit will eventually travel further afield, bringing the life-saving treatment to patients throughout Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

The Mercedes-Benz unit has a bespoke body designed and built by Conestoga and WHF Ltd, who build many of the Formula One hospitality units. It will be able to treat five people on board at any one time – up to 20 patients a day. It has been fitted with the latest technology to provide a hygienic, safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff.

Christine, who runs the charity, said: “This is a ground breaking project and our most ambitious to date. Along with Dr Sean Elyan we share the same vision for this unit. I feel I have done the easy part – it is the commitment to this project from the oncology team at the Trust that I think is incredible”.

Over the last month or so over 1 million people have, rightly or wrongly, signed a petition asking the government to scrap plans for a proposed road pricing scheme.

Today the London Evening Standard is reporting that:

One high-ranking member of the Government said the idea [of an online petition system] had been dreamt up by a “prat” and was proving to be a public relations disaster.

I would like to point out to the high-ranking member of the Government that you can’t have your cake and eat it. You can’t say you are listening to the views of the public and then get all stroppy when the public don’t go along with the party line.

I hope that the online petition system remains on the website. It will be a shame to see a progressive system die because a high-ranking prat can’t handle a vocal public.

What I want to know is what counts as heavy snow these days? Because last time I checked 1″ of snow is not considered heavy. I wonder what the news would call it if we actually had some proper snow in this country.