Clifford Chance has succeeded in getting a 24-hour alcohol licence for its Canary Wharf Building, according to the Independent Online.

bq. A Clifford Chance spokes-woman said the firm had applied for the licence so it could serve drinks to clients at any time of day. “Often our lawyers will be working through the night on transactions with clients and will need refreshment,” she said. “And then there will be celebrations when a deal is concluded in the small hours.”

I’m a bit ignorant on the law – I would have assumed it was OK to keep a few cases of champagne on hand – but I suppose they’re selling it.

In my excitement about host wafers I overlooked the information that a papal hill is being created for the Weltjugendtag in Cologne.

Papsthügel / papal hill photos. More here:

bq. Auf dem Papsthügel wird der Altar errichtet, der Himmel muß noch hochgezogen und an den Stützpfeilern befestigt werden. Danach wird die Beleuchtung installiert, die den Himmel in Form einer Wolkenmuschel in bläulich-weißem Licht erstrahlen lässt.

There will be an altar under a huge canopy, and lighting that makes the canopy look like a blue sky with clouds. It should finish up a bit like the real stable at Bethlehem in The Life of Brian. Hundreds of people are visiting it hourly even now.

(Via KerLeone, originally via Malorama)