THERE’S little in life more annoying than a traffic jam.

It has been my view for some years that anybody stuck in a queue caused by a crash should be able to sue whoever was initially responsible for the accident.

Imagine if you missed the birth of your child or the cremation of a close relative because some loathsome poltroon ploughed his pimped-out Corsa into the central reservation while reaching for a fag.

There has been a huge response to our stories following the murder of teenager Jimmy Mizen on Saturday.

Hundreds of comments have been posted on News Shopper’s website. Unfortunately, as is so often the case, many of them have overstepped the mark of what is appropriate and have had to be removed.

The main focus on the website today is the murder of teenager Jimmy Mizen.

It is so hard to make sense of such a random and needless loss of life.

A sense of hazy, hung-over unreality seems to accompany the morning after a big election.

Especially one that feels momentous - like the Labour win in 1997.

And to a lesser extent Boris’ win in the mayoral election.

Personally, I can’t quite believe it.

A newt for £15,000 sounds a bit steep - but MP for Lewisham and Deptford Joan Ruddock appears to think money is no object when it comes to saving the reptiles.

ON Five Live last week, they were having a debate about the forthcoming local elections and the reasons for what is expected to be a low voter turnout across the country.

During a vox pop in Liverpool, a woman of 18 was asked who she thought was in charge of Liverpool City Council. Her perplexing response: “The Queen”.