An inspiring centre page picture in Monday’s Guardian showing  Chinese doctors carrying out an eye operation on a giant panda named Xiaoming in Shaanxi province. It’s amazing what we humans will do to protect species at times even though we are full of contradictions about the welfare of animals. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/inpictures

Oopps! Sorry about that link – yesterday it took you to the panda. Today it takes you to a not so inspiring aircraft crash! Never mind! Happy panda hunting over Xmas. Have a good break and I’ll catch up after the holiday.