Plutarch knew this wonderful Paxos beach, and over the centuries invaders from Venice to Britain have claimed it. Today, Monodendri is ruled by holidaymakers. But for how long?

England's cricketers be warned. Their concentration and steely resolve to win the forthcoming Test series against India could be put to the ultimate test by sledging comparing them to a pair of pyjamas, looking like a donkey's tail or being called the son of an owl.

It took 37 days and a group of determined animal lovers, but a donkey from Iraq is now a United States resident.

A voyage around GK's Father is only half the story

It's the mother of all baby buggies and the ultimate status symbol for family outings. Despite coming with a hefty £1,200 price tag, the Bugaboo Donkey is galloping out of stores.

Vans are serving up classy dishes from authentic burritos to luxury chocolates. Alice-Azania Jarvis steps aboard

A donkey that was forced to go parasailing by her keeper last summer, causing worldwide revulsion, has died. The 18-year-old animal, named Anapka, suffered a heart attack after falling ill in December, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper said.

In so many ways it was fitting that Pakistan headed west yesterday. That was exactly where their cricket appears to have been going for most of the past decade.

The pace of life as chronicled in Babak Jalali's meandering film is so lethargic it feels in danger of going backwards.

In finest Fleet Street tradition, 'The Sun' raced to the rescue of this poor animal. But, as David Randall discovers, a donkey is not just for the silly season ...

Sunbathers at a beach in southern Russia were shocked by the sight of a donkey tied to a parasail gliding high above the bay for half an hour.

A wonderful life, warts and all. Leave your thoughts on the last film in the series below.

More than all right on the night

A 66-year-old man was jailed today for having sex with a horse and a donkey.