![The Union of Students in Ireland marches to protest against Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/1f/74e089e9b32864cb41664f76d6c7c/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "The Union of Students in Ireland marches to protest against Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. (Haydn West/PA/EMPICS)")
![British Prime Minister Tony Blair descends from a British Airways plane.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/bf/4dcbd79612f1864ef2bf9b6c420b5/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "British Prime Minister Tony Blair descends from a British Airways plane. (HUSSEIN MALLA/AP/EMPICS)")
![President Bush walks past a portrait of George Washington after holding a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/17/c7fec47782af293cd9e14d9713e26/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "President Bush walks past a portrait of George Washington after holding a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (RON EDMONDS/AP/EMPICS)")
![Leader of Britain's Conservative Party David Cameron during a tour of Ego Aggregates' recycling facility in Welwyn, Hertfordshire.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/70/13504f2025636bb20c1e42eb21eaf/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Leader of Britain's Conservative Party David Cameron during a tour of Ego Aggregates' recycling facility in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. (Andrew Parsons/PA/EMPICS)")
![Paula Carlin from Dundrum gets her book signed by Eamonn Holmes at the launch of his autobiography.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/6d/f9b54e46436f13b7f0b783eeaf8a22/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Paula Carlin from Dundrum gets her book signed by Eamonn Holmes at the launch of his autobiography. (PA/PA/EMPICS)")
![A view of the sphere of Earth as photographed from Apollo 17 spacecraft in December 1972.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/3d/f1a9201aa048105168e6865637ea2b/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A view of the sphere of Earth as photographed from Apollo 17 spacecraft in December 1972. (NASA/AP/EMPICS)")
![Small fish swim over coral reefs in this handout photo from the journal Science.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/9a/a2a4e0cb8e46b14387ee3d275254af/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Small fish swim over coral reefs in this handout photo from the journal Science. (AP/EMPICS)")
![The Hubble Space Telescope is seen from the Space Shuttle Columbia.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/4c/7fd3396b76a3f06966d075aec61a7a/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "The Hubble Space Telescope is seen from the Space Shuttle Columbia. (AP/EMPICS)")
![Grace Jones attends the Shaken not Stirred Bond Girls reunion.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/24/876f9ee66753f6d34efc5464f351b/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Grace Jones attends the Shaken not Stirred Bond Girls reunion. (JENNIFER GRAYLOCK/AP/EMPICS)")
![Broadcaster Kirsty Wark launches a new venture to boost Scotland's creative industries sector during a visit to the exhibition, which is a display of student's inventions and designs.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/fb/fc168455aa393c37c54382e026ece7/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Broadcaster Kirsty Wark launches a new venture to boost Scotland's creative industries sector during a visit to the exhibition, which is a display of student's inventions and designs. (Andrew Milligan/PA/EMPICS)")
![Nick Freeman, who is known as Mr Loophole.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/ef/4e2bbfebeb8b8a54fd0af31124a82/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Nick Freeman, who is known as Mr Loophole. (Scott Heppell./PA/EMPICS)")
![Pete Doherty arrives at Thames Magistrates Court in Bow, east London, for a review of a drug treatment order.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/85/c735a96f1925cb59d6228f494e257b/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Pete Doherty arrives at Thames Magistrates Court in Bow, east London, for a review of a drug treatment order. (Johnny Green/PA/EMPICS)")
![Victoria Beckham attends a signing for her new fashion title, That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/75/75cfe72d866dbb316d2f79a5a1d475/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Victoria Beckham attends a signing for her new fashion title, That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between. (Ian West/PA/EMPICS)")
![YouTube cofounders Chad Hurley, 29, left, and Steven Chen, 27, pose for a photo with their laptops at their office loft in San Mateo, California.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/83/80bed03efc7464fdde621a4b397c7/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "YouTube cofounders Chad Hurley, 29, left, and Steven Chen, 27, pose for a photo with their laptops at their office loft in San Mateo, California. (TONY AVELAR/AP/EMPICS)")
A good week for Adam Smith – The Scottish economist is set to replace composer Edward Elgar on the new £20 note. He becomes the first Scotsman to grace a Bank of England note and funnily enough, he was also born in Kirkcaldy, Fife - part of Chancellor Gordon Brown's constituency.
A bad week for Asbos – Once upon a time all it took was a Blue Peter badge. This week we learned that anti-social behaviour orders are now the must-have badge of honour for troublesome teenagers.
A bad week for British Airways – The airline has revealed that grounded flights and disruption in the aftermath of this summer’s airport security alerts cost it £100 million compared with the £40 million it originally thought.
A bad week for George W Bush – A survey in the Guardian asked British people who they believed was the greatest threat to world peace. President Bush outpolled Kim Jong-il and Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and was only a few percentage points behind Osama Bin Laden.
A bad week for David Cameron – The leader of the opposition was shouted down by the speaker of the House of Commons for asking Tony Blair who he wanted to succeed him as leader of the Labour Party
A bad week for Eamonn Holmes – The presenter was incensed after makers of his new spelling game DVD spelt his name wrong on the cover, reducing him to one ‘n’ instead of two.
A bad week for Planet Earth – The Stern Review into the economic impact of climate change found that unless steps are taken now to tackle global warming, in the future the global economy could shrink by 20%, leading to hardship on the scale of The Great Depression. There is some good news however. The review claims that if 1% of GDP is spent tackling the issue now, the planet might just survive.
A bad week for fish – A report published this week claims that fish and seafood populations will collapse by 2048 if current trends in habitat destruction and overfishing continue, resulting in less food for humans, resulting in the loss of fish and chips. You have been warned.
A good week for the Hubble Space Telescope - The technological marvel looked like it was on its last legs but NASA have announced a mission to rescue and repair the most expensive camera in the universe.
A good week for the Joneses – Thousands of people called Jones, including Grace Jones, have descended upon Cardiff in an attempt break the record for the largest gathering of people with the same surname. At the time of writing, no decision on the record had been taken, but it would take a brave independent adjudicator to tell Grace Jones that her trip had been in vain.
A bad week for Kirsty Wark – Although it pains me no end, it has to be addressed. This week, the Newsnight presenter proved her gooey interview with Pete Doherty was no one-off. When given the chance to quiz Madonna on the child adoption saga, it’s fair to say that Kirsty got all star struck and went out of her way to pull her punches.
A bad week for Mr Loophole – The lawyer beloved of celebrities for getting them off their driving offences was this week arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
A bad week for Pete Doherty – The troubled rocker was this week rushed to hospital after getting his fiancee Kate Moss' engagement ring stuck on his finger. The ring eventually had to be cut off.
A good week for Victoria Beckham – The woman who was once quoted as saying she had never read a book in her life has this week seen record sales of her new book of fashion tips, ‘That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between’.
A bad week for YouTube – The popular website, recently purchased by Google from the two smiling chaps above, this week learned it was being sued by a sound-alike site. Utube, an American firm specialising in tubes and pipes says the cost of hosting its site has soared after millions of people mistakenly end up on its pages, regularly crashing the website.
