Here is not the news

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So, the BBC strike held firm, and there were no significant news bulletins today. That's lucky because, as we all know, nothing significant actually happened today.

Except this: Five teenage girls killed in bus crash

And this: Ten dead in multiple bombings

And this: Students riot over social security reforms

And this: 32 people killed by flash floods

And this: 28 die in gun combat

And this: Three drivers shot dead

And this: Bombs rip through cinemas

And this: Soldiers inadvertently shoot man dead while breaking up fight

And this: Girls drown on school outing

Slow day for news, really. I suppose all the dead and wounded should take comfort from the fact that, had the events occurred in Britain, they would have had decent coverage on the television news.