One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how the stories arrived.
The astonishing distrust of the news media isn't rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily clash of world views between reporters and their readers.
That is an astonishing statement and yet proven a thousand times every day of our lives. It expresses, in part, our inescapable connection with the outside world, the fact that we touch other people's lives simply by existing.
The charlatan tried to soothe his pupil, assuring him that he would soon be capable of astonishing feats of magic, but Babbitty's cackling had stung the foolish King more than the charlatan knew.
Protecting the astonishing biodiversity of this region is the goal of the nature conservancy which has been working with local villagers for the past 20 years alongside government agencies and other partners.
To pay homage to Piccard and Walsh, I'd taken this astonishing watch onboard my submersible: the Old Lady – the same prototype that these great pioneers had rigged on their bathyscaphe, the Trieste, in 1960.