First the Economy...

now the internet? Look I can take being poor as long as the internet is around. Seriously an anchor and boats can damage the internet. What's next pirates in 2008?!

Interoute, the internet networks company, reports that three of the four internet sub-cables that run from Asia to North America have been damaged.

These carry more than 75 per cent of traffic between the Middle East, Europe and America. It's hard to gather what this actually means - is it that the internet is down or (more likely) significantly slower than usual between the Middle East and America?