Topshop's use of waste fabric to make highly desirable clothes could pave the way for less damaging designs on the high street, says Rebecca Gonsalves

LittleLife's new Animal Wheelie Duffles, in Ladybird and Turtle designs, will delight your little ones and nurture a sense of responsibility. The 20-litre bag has a zip top and telescopic handle; £39.99 (littlelife.co.uk).

Holidaymakers who have to claim on their travel insurance this summer have been warned that they could end up severely out of pocket because some policies have very high excess levels hidden in the small print.

Whether you're jetting away long-haul or just day-tripping, Rebecca Gonsalves rounds up the pick of the high street's sunniest buys

It's hard to pigeonhole Canadian singer Al Spx, aka Cold Specks, in the usual generic slots. She calls what she does “Doom Soul”, which almost covers the elements of soul, folk and darkling indie in the single “Blank Maps”, where hammer dulcimer and cello carry her soulful delivery of the typically quixotic sentiment “I am a goddamn believer”.

Sex toys worth £11,000 have been stolen by burglars who raided a mail order company, police said.

Much credit to the Blackburn fan who smuggled a chicken into Ewood Park to protest the side's owners, Venky's. But when most grounds check any kind of bag for booze, weapons or, God forbid, water, the question is – like when Inter fans smuggled a Vespa into the San Siro in 2001 – how did they do that?

Experts tried 400 times but could not recreate events without assistance

After spending many years in the background, writing the lyrics for artists as diverse as Tinie Tempah and Cheryl Cole, tonight, on the final date of her UK tour, Emeli Sandé is basking in the limelight.

The sunglasses

Once, most British chaps wouldn't be seen dead carrying a tote or a sleek satchel. How things have changed...

Ah, Paris in the spring.

Q&A: Travel unravelled

'My dream trip is to a country with no cricket'