Hundreds of blonde Latvian women have been marching through the capital Riga to try to bolster the national spirit in time of recession. Most of the participants dressed in pink and wore high heels. The blonde parade began last year and was planned as a one-off but it is back by popular demand and is now a two-day festival. Latvia has been hit badly by recession. Its economy shrank by 18% in 2009 and it has Europe's highest unemployment. 'Proud to be blonde' The BBC's Damien McGuinness, who attended the festival, says that this might not be everyone's idea of...