Not The BBC News: 26 July

The most important news of the week for Britons was, of course, the weather. The heatwave was broken by thunderstorms, though most parts of the country are still hot. A train crash in Spain killed 78 people; early reports suggest the driver may have been speeding. Britain's Chris Froome won the Tour de France; Britain's Lee Westwood played a terrible last round in the Open golf after leading at the end of round 3. The city of Detroit had its application for bankruptcy rejected by a federal judge because ït would have a negative effect on pensions of former city employees; yet these pensions constitute $9 billion of Detroit's $18.5 billion debt. Britain have won 20 medals (so far) in the International Paralympic Committee games. An American lobsterman survived a night in the open sea because his large rubber boots kept him afloat. A pastor in Indonesia was severely beaten by radical Muslims, and the wounded face of his wife was circulated on Facebook; also this week, the Indonesian premier finally spoke out to oppose the actions of radical Muslims. A number of high profile Jamaican athletes have been caught in drug tests. The Archbishop of Canterbury has promised to set up church credit unions to compete with high-cost payday lenders and drive them out of business. David Cameron said in an interview that he was proud of how quickly gay marriage has become law in this country, and he hopes to spread the message of gay marriage around the world; meanwhile, some UK religious groups are considering de-registering themselves as marriage regsitrars or marriage venues, because the Bill only specifically exempts the Church of England from performing gay marriages. Various football clubs are still pursuing high profile players who other clubs don't want to sell. And after several days of non-stop live reporting of nothing happening, Prince George of Cambridge, third in line to the throne, was born. His birth was splashed as the cover story in every newspaper except the Independent, which thought criticising David Cameron was more important, and Private Eye, whose cover merely said "Woman has Baby". The Guardian, however, added a 'republican' button to its website which made all news about the Royal baby disappear.