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Lille

Boulevard de la Liberté (photograph by Colin Miller)

4:28pm Friday 1st August 2008

Located in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France, Lille is the main city of France's fourth largest metropolitan area.

Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle

12:10pm Tuesday 1st April 2008

Situated in the town of Warwick and overlooking the River Avon, Warwick Castle is a popular tourist spot that attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world.

Greenwich: King Tut at The O2

Highlights include a gorgeous canopic coffinette which contained the pharaoh's mummified organs. PHOTO: ANDREAS F. VOEGELIN, ANTIKENMUSEUM BASEL AND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG

3:42pm Tuesday 4th March 2008

In ancient times Egypt was a regional superpower and had the riches to prove it. GLYNN GARLICK enjoys an exhibition featuring the most famous pharaoh of them all.

Edinburgh is where the action is

Arthur's Seat provides the striking location for the World Cross Country Championships on March 30

1:38pm Tuesday 19th February 2008

EDINBURGH is not the first Scottish destination you would think of for an active holiday, with most of the country's extreme sport thrills to be had in the highlands and the northern islands.

Mediterranean cruising

The Island Star

9:53am Thursday 15th November 2007

OKAY, so maybe the cruise ship did suffer a complete power failure somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea between Genoa and Nice.

Dublin

10:31am Thursday 27th September 2007

As a result of unprecedented investment, the modern city of Dublin is adding its own delights to its layers of history.

Dorset

10:00am Thursday 27th September 2007

Nature lovers will revel in all that Dorset offers – from its glorious coastline to historic monuments and fabulous countryside.

Cancun

9:23am Thursday 27th September 2007

Mexico’s most visited tourist destination, Cancun, delights the senses day and night with its fashionable resorts, excellent dining, shopping and water sports. Discover more about this lively coastal city.

Costa de la Luz: Spain's forgotten Costa

Helping you get through winter

1:06pm Monday 10th September 2007

Explore the largely undiscovered Costa de la Luz.

Magic of Africa: Kenya safari

The Maasai Mara, Kenya

12:50pm Monday 10th September 2007

THE first time you see a giraffe in the wild it's breathtaking. Okay, you've seen them on TV, you've even seen them in the zoo, but here they are chewing on a tree, doing their own thing. You're the one that's out of place in this situation.


News

Hacker loses extradition appeal

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal against extradition to the US

Updated 9:16pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A computer expert who hacked into top secret US military networks has lost his last-ditch legal appeal and will be extradited to the US in the next two weeks.


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