This week's political pinch point is the Justice and Security Bill - which would allow judges in civil cases to consider material not disclosed to people who were suing the UK over, for example, their detention in Guantanamo Bay.

BBC: Week ahead

Plenty of players have found success in pinch-hit roles, but they tend to be veterans who were starters at one point.

WSJ: Mets' Mike Baxter a Natural At Coming Through in a Pinch

The improvements, under the Department for Transport's local pinch point fund include widening Longfield Road from the A21 to the supermarket and replacing T-junctions at the cinema and John Lewis turnings with roundabouts.

BBC: Traffic congestion (generic)