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Places to park your behind
One thing which can be relied on at the Salone del Mobile is a plethora of new chair designs.
White lies and war
Filmmaker Gaylene Preston, who put the wartime memories of women, including her mother, on film, has turned her attention to her father's war.
Scotland: War and peace
Graham Reid finds solitude, beauty and a warm welcome - unless you're a Campbell - at one of Scotland's most infamous sites.
'VIP syndrome' and pilot error blamed for Polish crash
Russian authorities insist that pilot error was behind the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
Eyes of the design world on Milan
Publisher of Design Folio Magazine Claire Sullivan is heading to the Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan. Check back throughout the week for her updates on the latest trends.
Airline to introduce coin-operated toilets
The Irish carrier Ryanair is planning to make its toilets coin-operated.
Ireland: Celtic portals to a lost world
Graham Reid goes on a voyage of discovery around ancient Ireland.
Good taste: Italian wine
Hands up if the words "Italian wine" conjure up images of cheap Chianti in a wicker-covered bottle?
Wailing and nashing
She's cute. She's noisy. And she's nobody's fool. But it hasn't all been roses for singer-songwriter Kate Nash. She talks to Elizabeth Day about self-doubt, music industry sexism and her second album
Suits fit for a king (from the Queen's dressmaker)
Fashion house Hardy Amies is to abandon its heritage as the provider of pink silk gowns to the monarch and focus on a different clientele.
The magical history tour
With a new film about the Beatles about to open here, Graham Reid goes to Liverpool where their remarkable story began.