King Abdullah died this morning (Friday) and has been succeeded by a brother who seems to have been pretty much in step with the late king's policies and snail-pace reforms. With IS on Saudi Arabia's borders, given this organisation's stated intention of bring down the bin Saud dynasty, and the very low price of oil, it will be interesting, to say the least, to see what happens in the near future.
Army horses loose on London streets
They're Back! Swifts zinging around!