Cab went up in flames at 53rd and Broadway

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I wondered why everyone was looking out of the windows in our building - turns out that a cab had caught fire; apparently it started under the hood. As I got there, a policeman opened the back door (presumably in case anyone was in there) and there was a loud 'pop' - he was knocked sideways as the cab 'exploded'.

It didn't actually explode - but the flames spread to the whole cab.

Nobody was badly hurt and by the time I got hold of my blackberry, the fire department had it under control.

But still, that was some fast response from the police and fire.

The Man Who Walked Around The World

I love this ad; it's a good story well told - and it's funny, but it seems like you rarely see Robert Carlyle with his normal accent. It's usually softened down somewhat .

The ad is even more impressive when you take into account that that it's all done in one take - although I do wonder how many times Carlyle got most of the way through it then screwed up right at the end, having to be driven back down to the start again.

And, unlike Warren Ellis, I actually quite like Johnnie Walker, too.