Middleweight Bisping has admitted to Telegraph Sport in the past that the energy given off by a home crowd gives him an extra 15 or 20 per cent - it raises his game.

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What, I asked Tartt, would be in her portrait? She replied, 'A litter of papers, an open notebook, a pencil. A cup of tea. The same armchair I've had since college, with a sweater slung over the arm. Open books face down on the floor all around. My dogs - who sit around all day as I work - barking furiously at whatever invisible force has just snatched me from the picture.'It looks like I was wrong in . Judging from the message being cranked out by the NuLab spin machine, Gordon Brown really does believe that if the Lib Dems can't reach an agreement with the Tories there's a possibility of a 'coalition of the losers' "progressive coalition". I thought this was too incredible even for our shameless Prime Minister to contemplate, but apparently not. He would have no qualms about remaining in office in spite of the fact that he's gone from not being elected to convincingly beaten in a general election. He's Britain's first twice unelected Prime Minister.

John Key has accused critics of the GCSB bill and New Zealand media for spreading "lies" but his attempt to reassure the public about the benefits of the bill seem to cause more confusion. The prime minister said it was "totally incorrect" to say that the government, through the GCSB, will be able to collectively spy on Kiwis.

David Petraeus (R) stands alongside his family, including children Stephen (left) and Anne (second left), and wife Holly (third left). Picture: AFP/Getty