Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller

Going dark Eternal flames aren't always for ever: a war memorial in Kyrgyzstan was snuffed out last week after authorities failed to pay the gas bill. Stamp remorse The price of a first-class stamp is rising to 60p . Really wishing we'd got it together to build up a stockpile now ... Doggie dilemma Is it wrong to be amused by the spate of incidents in which birds of prey have tried to carry off tiny handbag dogs ? Make a splash As seen on Alexa Chung: the dinky Danish wellies, sorry "rubber boots" (£95), being talked up for this festival season. Chicken tonight? Mmm, those wraps don't look quite so appetising after news that KFC paid £5m in damages to an Australian woman who was left brain-damaged by a severe case of food poisoning.