The first western journalist to report from the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur is to produce a feature film based on his experiences in the region, after he became increasingly frustrated with the limits on news reporting which prevented him telling his story.

Milan Martic, the leader of Serbs in Croatia, got 35 years although he pleaded not guilty. Yesterday too, Mira Markovic, the fugitive wife of the late president Slobodan Milosevic, was formally accused of organized crime.

In some of these mistaken prosecutions, the accused were subject to widespread publicity in the press and will have forever-tarnished reputations.

Think of it this way. After finding out what’s not going to happen to you, that couch is going to start looking a lot more comfortable.