Fascinating video from Protect on taking charge of a situation in which you are attacked. They use the example of a shooter entering a classroom - attack the attacker rather than cower and be shot. It seems to work in the video. Of course, they’re all large ex-Israeli soldiers so you mileage may vary.

This is not for the squeamish. You have been warned…

I’ve just discovered The Guardian series Disappearing Acts. A series of reports presented as an audio slide show covering skills and professions that are… disappearing. Marvellous stuff: stonemasonry, calligraphy, silk ties… Well worth a look.

The Guardian have a map of teen pregnancy rates in the UK. The place I grew up - North East Lincolnshire, formerly South Humberside, formerly Lincolnshire - has been highlighted on the map for special mention. Not in a good way.

I wept

Stephen Fry - a man of many words

Malaysia is reviving a ban on the multiracial Asian faces.