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Saturday 20 July 2013
There's no need to pack away your flip-flops when the current hot spell comes to an end. With an eye on the average August temperatures around the globe, here's how to prolong your time in the sun
Tour de France 2013: Geraint Thomas scrapes past pain barrier
Monday 01 July 2013
Sky rider refuses to quit despite severe injury as Gerrans wins stage in Corsican hills
Tour de France: Stage 2 comes to an end as Belgium's Jan Bakelants powers through
Sunday 30 June 2013
Belgium's Jan Bakelants used every last ounce of energy to push over the line and win stage two of the 100th Tour de France as the peloton frantically chased him down at the finish.
Tour de France: Stage 2 comes to an end as Belgium's Jan Bakelants powers through
Sunday 30 June 2013
Belgium's Jan Bakelants used every last ounce of energy to push over the line and win stage two of the 100th Tour de France as the peloton frantically chased him down at the finish.
Great getaways: Little Red sale; BA sale; 'Musical road trips; Scilly offer
Saturday 29 June 2013
Empty legs: Virgin Atlantic’s domestic airline, Little Red, is filling seats from Heathrow to Scotland with a short-term seat sale. Just in time for the Fringe, there are returns to Edinburgh for £97 – the lowest BA fare is £111. To Aberdeen, Virgin’s fare is £99 (£150 on BA). Book by 9 July for travel between 15 July and 1 September (virgin-atlantic.com).
Great getaways: Stylish Sardinia, Musical Rajasthan, Sicily in September and Indian Ocean escape
Saturday 15 June 2013
Stylish Sardinia
Criterium du Dauphine: Chris Froome storms back into contention with blistering time-trial
Wednesday 05 June 2013
Rohan Dennis takes the overall lead
Why the key to booking a holiday vehicle is to cut out the middle-man
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Q. We need to rent a people-carrier for a holiday in Switzerland. I have found a company called Honk Car Rental which promises: "We're like those mystery deals you sometimes get for hotels, but instead for car rental." Being very cautious, I follow the maxim that anything that appears too good to be true, probably is. So before paying for a car, do you know anything about them? Peter Canton, by email
Savvy Money: Don't let hidden holiday car rental charges drive you round the bend
Saturday 11 May 2013
Hiring a motor can suddenly cost more than you budgeted for. Here are the traps to steer clear of
Killer, Jodi Arias, makes TV plea to be given the death penalty
Thursday 09 May 2013
Convicted murderer seaks 'ultimate freedom' after guilty verdict
Google is listening (and watching): First, futuristic specs. Next up it's Google Now, a voice-control service to sock it to Siri
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Simon Usborne tries out Google Now - and finds the more it knows about you, the smarter it is
Chic villas in Corfu
Saturday 27 April 2013
The Big Six: from clifftop locations to freshwater pools and rustic interiors
Cumbria police commissioner apologises for cost of chauffeur-driven car but defends action over alleged whistle-blowers
Friday 19 April 2013
The Cumbria police and crime commissioner Richard Rhodes apologised today for failing to check the near £700 cost before hiring a chauffeur-driven Mercedes to go to two evening engagements - but defended his actions over the expenses row.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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