Richard Littlejohn: Mayday, Mayday, Brown Hawk Down!

Here's one you may have missed over the weekend. Apparently, Gordon Brown was just 'minutes from death' on his recent visit to Afghanistan. Shortly before his helicopter was about to take off, local police foiled a plot to blow it out of the air. Two 'hostiles' with guns were spotted underneath the flight path. Scroll down for more While the Prime Minister was ushered back to safety inside the Green Zone, the... [read full story]