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Ask Lonely Planet: Glugging and gloating around Tuscany
Everywhere in Tuscany is well-travelled - especially in summertime - but after Florence, anywhere will seem comparatively peaceful, even the hubs of Siena and Lucca.
Smugglers' high-tech tricks
EUROPE: Traffickers mixing cocaine with plastic to make innocent-looking goods for shipment.
Cordoba: A world away
Liz Light explores the Spanish city of Cordoba - Hamilton's antipodal opposite.
Polanski breaks silence over US extradition case
The filmmaker said yesterday that the US is demanding his extradition from Switzerland on a 33-year-old sex case largely to serve him "on a platter to the media".
Thorny issues set to make actress a household name
At 20, actress Imogen Poots has already tackled the issues of incest, one-night stands and sex with older men without missing a beat.
Burqa banned in Belgium
The first European ban on the wearing of the Islamic burqa in public is poised to come into force in Belgium.
Greece agrees to savage cuts
Greece and the wider eurozone scrambled back from the brink of disaster again on Friday as the outline of an IMF/eurozone rescue package emerged.
Last-minute repairs while meeting the locals
A dozen naked blokes crowding into a freezing cold plunge pool, while socially unacceptable in New Zealand, is apparently perfectly normal in Russia, writes Rob Gray.
Motorsport: 'Too early' to write off Rally NZ
A leading figure in world rallying believes this may not be the last Rally New Zealand.
Cinque Terre: Hiking the Italian Riviera
Giovanna Dell'Orto details her four favourite walks in Liguria, the arc-shaped slice of Italy that stretches from the border with France to Tuscany's coast.
Ask Lonely Planet: Spanish mix of art, architecture, ambience
Advice on visiting Barcelona, Valencia and Santiago de Compostela.
Cricket: Black Caps untroubled by Ireland
New Zealand have beaten Ireland by 40 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at Providence Stadium.
Fun of the fair
Milan's furniture design fair, the Salone del Mobile, is a mecca for international trend-seekers.
Guest chef: Country classics by Jamie Oliver (+recipes)
Jamie Oliver's latest literary offering draws from his taste-trip through Europe.