OK, so here’s a bit of a scoop: Guy Adams, who has been acting as The Independent’s features editor, is off to Los Angeles in May to replace Andrew Gumbel.

Guy, who previously edited the paper’s Pandora column and is keen on boxing in his spare time, has already been out West on a “recce” to see where he’d like to live.

Guy is thinking of having a leaving party that will include the best of British beer, coupled with some typical American food.