Some headlines you wonder if you'll ever see, and this was one: the death of Bin Laden. Well, I have, and I can only express my complete appreciation of the extraordinary heroism and courage of the US Special Forces personnel who entered his compound deep in the heart of Pakistan.

I have equal admiration for the steadiness, the eloquence, and care in which Barack Obama announced the news; no triumphalism, no fanfares, no crowing, just the Presidential, timeless, Cicero like prose he's so blessed with.

If only we had an Obama figure in the UK.