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Resident of Paddington Gavin Barclay, was involved in an altercation with neighbour Tom Deloney, earlier this week.

The fight erupted after a series of noise complaints resulted in a confrontation at the front of Mr Deloney’s house. In the ensuing fracas Mr Barclay was punched in the face.

Psychologist Sandra Marshall says this display of aggression is not an isolated incident and is occurring in a number of Sydney’s ‘pink’ suburbs.

Marshall states that it “is the pressure of society to conform to ‘normal values’, especially here in Sydney” that is the cause and that “it is very unhealthy for young men”.

These violent tendencies seem to be becoming more common. Marshall identifies both “pressure from magazines and peer groups”. She also recognises “the encroaching identity crisis as lifestyle groups such as metrosexuals gain prominence in the media, society and inner-city bars.

Barclay has accused Deloney of being a closet heterosexual he told the media “no gay could throw that kind of punch”.

Madrid, Spain. Over 15 000 people join in the annual Run for Your Life event. 

The fun run, which has been steadily rising in popularity each year, broke all records in terms of participation, arrests and hospital admissions. 

Event organizer Manuela Sanchez stated that both crowds and police made an effort to be at the starting-line from 6am. This resulted in both tensions and the weather being quite heated by 9am, when the event officially began.

Police Commissioner Eduardo Alvarez began proceedings by using the starter pistol to shoot leading dissident Alexis Fabien in the head. 

University students variously described the event as “a riot”, “a good time”, “quite different to the cocktails and bars I’m used to”. 

Chris Martin, the mellow frontman of UK pop band ‘Coldplay’ has broken up with his long-time companion Gwyneth Paltrow. The couple had been together for 5 years.

Paltrow is well-known for many films in which she plays the ‘ice queen’ love interest with one critic describing her as having “the consistent expression of a lemon tart.” She initially aroused media interest for her romances with a number of top Hollywood heart-throbs. Martin was in line after Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck and possibly Ashton Kutcher.

Often described as having a ‘wooden’ acting style she was awarded the Oscar for best actress in 1999. She gave an acceptance speech in which she cried, wept and spoke with a snotty nose for the entire 5 minutes.

In a surprising turn for the singer-songwriter, the new album for the band is filled with up-beat melodies and rocking life-affirming tunes.

“Why be so sad?”, Martin says. He is now considering a role as an afternoon DJ for a British radio station.

The Pontiff Benedict XI has officially described World Youth Day 2008 and the people of Sydney as extraordinary, as he pronounces it ‘ex-tra-or-di-nary’.

Pope Benedict stated, that it was “great to see the ‘face of youth’ not being represented by Miranda Kerr, for once”.

Sydney has enjoyed 3 weeks of hosting young people from all over the world with their colourful backpacks and large Pilgrim Passes.

A Pilgrim is person who goes on a long, difficult journey often facing extreme conditions, so that was all of us on City Rail.

After so much favourable media coverage, the Catholic Media Society has moved plans to start it’s own radio station in Sydney, called ‘Micks FM’.

Spokesperson Charmaine Hughes says they intend to use a modified Pope Mobile like the 2DAY FM’s Black Thunders, and will be playing mostly U2, with the occasional Ave Maria.

Music was a large part of the success of WYD08. Many international choirs performed as well as other artists such as Guy Sebastian, not a famous Catholic, but a famous virgin.

With no sign of the equine influenza, apart from thousands of hoarse voices. The final mass at the Randwick Racecourse was a huge success with one Pilgrim claiming that the Pope was “bigger than the Beatles.” 

Addressing a conference yesterday, Premier Nathan Rees made a rather strange and clumsy comment on the status of traffic congestion in Sydney.

“It’s like being in love. If you think you are in love, you are in love. If you think you are in traffic, you are in traffic.”

Reaction ranged from baffled silence to nervous laughter. Many observers already feeling anger at the cancellation of major infrastructure programs have been critical of Rees’ 7 weeks in the job.

The Premier responded this morning saying “we’ve made it very clear that public transport and easing congestion are front and centre of my government.”

He added “so to are breeding multi-coloured unicorns and replacing ferries with large swan-shaped pedal boats.” Hoping to reassure NSW voters Rees continued, “if you think you are going to catch a bus and make it to work on time, you will. That’s how easy it is.”

Or as pensioner Margery Black of Epping told Mind the Gap, “if you think that it is impossible to bumble along so badly that Barry O’Farrell starts to look good, then you think you can win the next election.”

Bush pledges $700 billion to rescue economy, $400 billion in World of Warcraft gold

Burn After Reading, new Coen Bros Film about Costello Memoirs

Australia – The Movie, better than New Zealand – The Movie, critics say

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First, a faulty computer unit caused a Qantas jetliner to nosedive sharply twice during a flight to Perth. Then seven people were injured when the driver of a Qantas bus was forced to swerve to avoid hitting an airport operations vehicle.

Now, it has come to light that Ralph Fiennes was on a flight from Singapore to Brisbane when he propositioned a stewardess on the way to the toilet.

Qantas Stewardess Nicole Woodrow had friends on the Airbus A330-300 which experienced the nosedives. She stated that her experience was “almost as scary.”

“There was about 90 seconds of arms, legs and hair going all over the cabin before the Captain managed to get him under control”

“I’ve never been that frightened before in my life”

The prospect of anymore terrifying midair plunges was too much for Ms Woodrow, who lives in Brisbane. Having politely yet firmly refused Fiennes request she was surprised when he followed her into the toilet.

“We treat our business class passengers very well” she said “but I don’t what he was expecting”. Luckily with the help of the captain and another quick-thinking passenger things were returned to normal in only a few minutes.

Nicole Woodrow is looking forward to being back at work after a week of rest.

Virgin mobile has just announced it has recently finished filming a series of television ads featuring Aussie cricketer Shane Warne. “It’s a smart move when my experience using mobile phones, especially texting is so well known”, states Warne.

The company hopes that the rise in popularity of SMS messages will spread to other consumers by showcasing the ease in which both a sexual encounter can be arranged and an excuse sent to your spouse or partner.

The ad will first be released via the internet in a viral ad campaign. It will feature an overweight and smoking Warne speeding away from the house containing his wife and kids. A small ad in the back windscreen of his car will say FOR SALE: 0403SHANEW. 

Other features highlighted in the TV ads include; how SMS can be used to organise deliveries, including items such as baked beans and weight loss drugs. 

Virgin Mobile is also talking to Aussie actor and star of The Cinderella Man Russell Crowe about appearing in their summer campaign. 

Currently titled ‘Making your Phone more Mobile’. It will highlight the benefits of owning a phone of your own, as well as advice on how to send poetry.

In January 2006 Virgin Mobile intends to release a new phone, the Crowe 2210. The new phone will have a built-in alarm to let you know that your speech has gone for too long and has a function to capture video footage automatically should a fight break out in a night club or awards ceremony. 

Foxtel scheduling assistant Adrian Blaxland was dismissed Friday, after repeatedly giggling through CEO Kim Williams’ speech to staff.

Williams’ address on the future technological advancements into digital services of the Pay-TV carrier, were interrupted by Mr Blaxland giggling, coughing and wiping his eyes. This raucous behaviour resulted in a number of warnings from Blaxland’s Team Leader Gary Mackinley to “be quiet and listen to the address.”

Mr Blaxland who works on the 2^nd floor of the Foxtel building, commented that the giggling first occurred after a company memo was sent to all staff asking them to “come together in the downstairs area”.

Blaxland’s work-mate Brent Harris stated that after they had gathered together, they both began to giggle when William’s opening included the phrase “All hands must be involved”.

But it was when Williams stated that “digital penetration would be easier in pubs and hotels, than in people’s homes” that Blaxland admitted he “really lost it”.

Mr Blaxland stated after his dismissal that it wasn’t his fault, he just reacted to what was said. He admitted that he also giggles when “people use the word ‘angina’.”