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Airline to introduce coin-operated toilets
The Irish carrier Ryanair is planning to make its toilets coin-operated.

Ireland: Celtic portals to a lost world
Graham Reid goes on a voyage of discovery around ancient Ireland.

Good taste: Italian wine
Hands up if the words "Italian wine" conjure up images of cheap Chianti in a wicker-covered bottle?

Liverpool: The magical history tour
With a new film about the Beatles about to open here, Graham Reid goes to Liverpool, where their remarkable story began.

Wailing and nashing
She's cute. She's noisy. And she's nobody's fool. But it hasn't all been roses for singer-songwriter Kate Nash. She talks to Elizabeth Day about self-doubt, music industry sexism and her second album

Jamie Oliver's menu is recipe for academic success
The British chef's healthy school dinners have produced a marked improvement in national curriculum test results, research has found.

Casino gang targets high rollers
A masked gang armed with machine guns and pistols have staged a spectacular robbery at a Swiss casino.

CK Stead wins inaugural <i>Sunday Times</i> short story award
The NZ author's story Last Season's Man, beat more than 1150 entries from published authors around the world.

Former Immigration boss escapes jail for CV fraud
Former immigration boss Mary Anne Thompson today escaped a jail sentence for fraudulently using her CV to secure senior public service jobs.

Amy Winehouse is getting clucky
Amy Winehouse wants a baby. The Rehab singer has reportedly been open about her plans to start a family with Blake Fielder-Civil.