No finer place in the land to enjoy a well-served three-course lunch than this English mountain

The rise from $20 a barrel to over $135 in six years is the result of a speculative frenzy of the sort witnessed in the dotcom mania of the late 1990s

TV review: John Lydon Goes Ape | Egypt Detectives. By Rupert Smith.

Nancy Banks-Smith:This week a storyline hit The Archers like a large bull in the small of the back. And not before time.

Leader: Despite 44 criminal justice bills since 1997 confidence remains stubbornly low

Sichuan earthquake biggest disaster for world's children in seven years, as death toll jumps above 51,000

King Tito accused of putting his own interests ahead of the Naso tribe for opening kingdom to developers

Global food import bills are expected to total more than a trillion US dollars in 2008

Two Afghans and Nato soldier killed in violent protest against US soldier who used the Qur'an for target practice

Increasing numbers of Mexicans look to the ancient Aztecs to restore their sense of national pride

European Union foreign ministers hope to soon launch long-delayed talks with Russia on a strategic-partnership treaty, which has been held up by Lithuania and Poland.

The political Oliver Stone has been on hiatus for a while. It'll be interesting - and infuriating - to have him back, with his Bush biopic, says John Patterson

Polly Toynbee: Obeisance to Britain's boardrooms has driven traditional voters away

Leader: Terry is the beating heart of his club almost since his debut in a League Cup tie against Aston Villa 10 years ago

Mark Lawson: As the Queen is finding, even the most guarded reputation is imperiled by one's tacky relatives

Leader: Devise policies assuming oil is going to remain expensive for a long time

Workers march against raising of retirement age on 'Black Thursday' but Sarkozy stands firm

Jonathan Steele: Bad-tempered relations between Russia and the EU cannot be allowed to stymie a new partnership deal: both sides need it

There were stories of anger, desperation and fear as refugees counted the cost of Friday's looting.

CANNES (AFP) - Business at Cannes' billion-dollar market was morose this year, dampened by too many films on offer and a grim global economic climate, organisers said.