Paul Johnson (right), deputy editor (news) is relieved that it is a fairly good news day for a Sunday with riots in Northern Ireland and former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens launching a personal attack on David Blunkett in his memoirs. Overseas, the German elections have taken a nastier, personalised turn and the Japanese election result is due.
I'm relieved too. The last time we had a re-launch it was a really slow news day. The splash story was an opinion poll and the main picture of a dog.
He has a number of good stories that have been pepared in advance but he wants the pages to reflect the news and not become too static.
I have a feeling from that enigmatic look in his face that he has also got something in reserve he is not telling me about yet. I wouldn't blurt, blogger's honour . .
