Little Judy (Jordana Beatty) wants to enjoy the summer but her best friend is going to Borneo and her well-scrubbed parents are off to California... more
Feature: London 2012 will be a new experience for one volunteer. Urvasi Naidu, who has been a volunteer for every Olympics since the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, always carries some masking tape in her handbag... more
Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown... more
Cabin crew are used to dealing with unusual requests from travellers - but a plea to find a passenger's missing glass eye was the last thing they expected at 35,000 feet... more
Olympic chiefs were accused of fuelling Britain’s obesity crisis as doctors warn healthy message is compromised by sponsorship deals with Cadbury, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola... more
Britain topped the list of 10 big markets for McDonald’s last year, with customers being drawn to its value meals to save money, the fast food chain says... more
The Duke of York is off to Azerbaijan - again. At the beginning of June, Prince Andrew will fly to Baku for a four-day official visit, his third trip to the oil-rich country in 12 months and his sixth foray into the Caspian state since May 2005.
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Economy: Sterling continued its slide against the euro as the pace of economic decline quickened and the markets rated Britain a greater credit risk than McDonald's... more
The credit crunch and high energy prices took a further toll on industrial jobs today as Finnish packaging group Huhtamaki axed 160 British jobs - almost 40% of its UK workforce... more
While Prince Charles calls for a Big Mac ban, burgers are appearing on some of the smartest menus in town. Charles Campion picks the best burger joints in town.... more
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