Half a bar if you arrest Tony Blair

£30,000 Reward If Anyone Detains Tony Blair – That was the biggest part of a SKY News story that chose to focus rather on the fact that no-one will be allowed to take photos of the ex-British Prime Minister during an upcoming book singing. A group of protesters called “Stop The War Coalition” have vowed to upset the event and arrest Tony for war crimes. God, I love those lunatics. Can you imagine making a citizen’s arrest on Tony Blair? Me neither. [skynews]

Bafana Bafana Beat Ghana – Katlego Mphela scored in the 42nd minute to hand South Africa a 1-0 victory over World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana at FNB Stadium on Wednesday night.The first good chance of the game went to Bafana on 14 minutes when Katlego Mphela played through but Ghana keeper Richard Kingson did well with the ball hitting him in the face before going out for a corner. So basically we’re the best in the world. [sport24]

FIFA To Probe North Korea “Punishment” – Apparently Sepp Blatter and his attack dogs are trying to interfere with the way Kim Jon il runs his shit. You see they’re responding to reports in the press that claim the North Korean football side were made to publicly humiliate and insult their football coach after their dismal performance at the 2010 World Cup. The coach was also forced to do hard labour – accused of betraying Kim Jong Un (Kim Jong il’s son). Step back, Sepp – this shit is bigger than you. [cnn]

Emergency Slide Flight Attendant Dramatic Exit Was A Life-Long Fantasy – Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who cursed out a passenger on the intercom on Monday and then departed by the emergency chute, had long dreamed of using an airplane escape chute. But he never thought he would have the nerve. “For 20 years, I thought about it,” he said in an interview on Wednesday morning. That’s how long he’s been in the industry. “But you never think you’re going to do it.” [newyorktimes]

Vogue Oil Spread Ignites Uproar – Is an arresting Vogue Italia cover and fashion spread evidence of environmental sensitivity or a heartless ploy to boost magazine sales with horrific images of a disaster? Depends on whom you ask. The spread, shot in Los Angeles by renowned photographer Steven Meisel, features be-feathered model Kristen McMenamy and her seaweed-like hair apparently suffering amid oil-slicked rocks evocative of the BP Gulf oil spill. [newser]

David Beckham Is Over The Hill – David Beckham’s England career appears to be over after coach Fabio Capello indicated the midfielder is too old. Beckham has played 115 internationals – the most for an England outfield player. The 35-year-old Beckham missed out on playing at a fourth World Cup after tearing an Achilles’ tendon in March while on loan to AC Milan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. Capello told British broadcaster ITV that the former captain is “probably a bit too old” to play for England again. [sport24]

Bar Refaeli Joins Naomi Campbell On A Yacht – Bar Refaeli cools off in the Sardinian sea as she tries her hand at snorkelling. The Israeli model is currently holidaying in the millionaires’ playground of Porto Cervo with Naomi Campbell and her billionaire Russian boyfriend Vladimir Doronin. Bar, 25, looked immaculate in a pink bikini as she slipped into the waters wearing giant goggles. Just the way you dreamt it. [dailymail]

Murdoch Reckons He Owns The “Sky” In “Skype” – Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB is fighting a legal battle with the internet telecommunications pioneer Skype, claiming that it owns the “Sky” in “Skype”. Skype yesterday announced that it plans to float on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York. BSkyB’s legal challenge to Skype using its name within the EU was revealed in the 250-page document announcing the intended flotation. Apparently Murdoch is going after God next, for the actual sky. [independent]

2oceansvibe Radio Launches 2ov.fm Easy-URL For Smartphones – Not content simply giving people the radio that they’ve been looking for all their lives, 2oceansvibe Radio have launched the easy 2ov.fm domain name, allowing listeners a quick way of getting to the “Listen Live” page, without wasting time typing in too many letters on their mobile phones! Try it now, it’s too easy – www.2ov.fm [2ov.fm]

Facebook Takes On Foursquare – For those of you who missed it, Foursquare is the new “social media” vibe on the block. It is essentially a geolocation “check-in” service. Geeks are jizzing about it everywhere you go at the moment. Facebook is readying to launch its Foursquare competitor in a few weeks. This is probably the main reason for Mark Zuckerberg’s company-wide 60-day lock-down. Which is nothing compared to what the world will see when I release Silver Streak after four months in the hole. [vator]

Babes And Boobs On Bikes – Biker babes gave city folk an eyeful when they paraded topless through a city centre. Thousands lined the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, to catch a glimpse of the annual “Boobs on Bikes” spectacle. Porn stars whipped their kit off and handed out vouchers for X-rated DVDs to goggle-eyed onlookers. The tit-illating event is held to promote an erotica show in the city and promote freedom of expression. Well I tell you what, it worked! (NSFW pics!) [thesun]

Saudis Build Giant Clock To Hopefully Replace GMT With “Mecca Time” – Saudi Arabia is hoping that the debut of what is said to be the world’s largest clock in Islam’s holiest city of Mecca will help establish the city as an alternative time standard to the Greenwich meridian. The new four-faced clock is perched atop what is expected to be the world’s second tallest building when completed, is to enter a 3-month trial period this week — the first week of the holy month of Ramadan. Nice. [huffers]

Team Blackberry Loses Another Member – You’re either with them or again’ ’em, it seems. Latest member to join the I Hate BlackBerry club is India – joining the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Germany, and EU workers. (Saudi Arabia has put its membership on hiatus) If, following tomorrow’s meeting between the Indian authorities and its network providers, a timetable allowing lawful access cannot be agreed on, then the country’s one million BlackBerry users will be cut off. [fastcompany]

Denmark Is The Happiest Country In The World – A recent Gallup report on the world’s happiest countries confirms a sneaking suspicion – money does buy you happiness, at least to a large degree. According to researchers, a majority of people spend their waking hours in the pursuit of money, and “it would be surprising if success at this pursuit had no influence whatsoever when people were asked to evaluate their lives.” [psfk]

Kelly Brook To Pose For Playboy – Oh man this is just fantastic news! Ex-Big Breakfast and Johnny Vaughan’s co-host, Kelly Brook, is doing the right thing and taking it all off for Playboy magazine!They used the words “complete nude pictorial” which is pretty much the confirmation we were looking for. Excellent. That is just excellent. Well done, Kelly. Well done, Playboy. Well done, Earth. [playboy]