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Description: The true story of the record-breaking raid carried out by the RAF to bomb Port Stanley airport during the Falklands conflict.

Opinion: Took this book on holiday about a month ago, and really enjoyed it. There is just the right amount of background on the aircraft used in the raid, how they were used, and importantly how they had *not* been used before. The characters of the people involved are built up in the style of many fiction books, but the story is indeed true. There is plenty of banter, a dash of politics, lots of engineering effort and ingenuity, and of course heroic flying. My review makes it sound quite dry, but it is a really good story, well told.

Tags: book factual

Rating: 5/5 - 'Toasted!'

Description: Low-mid range anti-bacterial non-clumping cat litter

Opinion: Bought this cat litter as an alternative to the "premium" Catsan hygienic cat litter. The odour prevention seemed as good as Catsan, although the Asda product clumped noticeably more under liquid waste. Unfortunately this clumped material then disintegrated into powder. This made daily maintenance and weekly cleaning a bit more fiddly and time consuming, and let's face it, no-one wants to linger over the cleaning of a litter tray. However, it is significantly cheaper than Catsan (approximately 25p/litre compared to about 41p/litre) and its general performance is comparable, so it is worth a try. Pros - Cheap, decent odour prevention. Cons - More fiddly to clean than Catsan.

Tags: cat litter

Rating: 4/5 - 'Toasted!'

Description: Poker website, with accompanying Sky TV channel showing tournaments

Opinion: I recently registered as a Sky Poker user and have found the site pleasant and easy to use. You have the choice to deposit real money and try to make your fortune in cash games or tournaments, or play in freeroll tournaments (no entry fee, but a relatively small cash prize for the winner). For complete novices, there are also tables where you play with "poker points" as your stake - no money changes hands. Each evening, there is a buy-in tournament called "The Open" that is televised (with appropriate time delay!) on Sky Channel 846. Other Sky Poker tournaments are also covered. This gives you the chance to see your name up in lights on TV, and for the rest of the world to marvel at your sublime trapping skill or inspired laydowns. This really is the USP of this website compared to the many others out there. It's not all about vanity though, because the hands that are covered on TV also get analysed by the resident poker experts. This means that if you are lucky enough to be on a featured table, you can get free advice from a range of poker pros. The TV coverage is also streamed on the website. The website is easy enough to use, with no need to download and install specialist software before use. The players seem friendly enough, and it generally seems to be a good place to get your first feel of online poker. However, other sites do offer more in terms of potential prize money, and satellite tournaments to win seats at major live tournaments - this does not seem to be available at Sky Poker. Pros - Easy to use, friendly, TV coverage and analysis if you are lucky Cons - Prizes are not as lucrative or glamourous as other sites In summary, a decent place to progress your game and make some side cash, but the skilled players will probably want to graduate to other websites for better prizes.

Tags: poker

Rating: 4/5 - 'Toasted!'