Welcome to a special, tripped out news report. Here are today’s stories:

A-level results day 2010: joy or heartbreak for students. It was a record-breaking year. Read more…

Half our time spent on media. Read more…

US plan to “get-the-hell-outta” Iraq is currently smoothly on track. Read more…

And July retail surge, it seems as details emerge. Read more…

Canadian police find guarding bear overlooking marijuana. The gang was using bears to protect the crop, but the overfed bears couldn’t be bothered to stop the police from storming in. Read more…

And Kevin Prince Boateng signed for two clubs in one day, and now he’s in Serie A. Read more…

Bears and weed: Only in Canada