Charlie Brooker: I'm basking on the glamorous sun-drenched beaches of my living room, having failed to book a holiday for the millionth time in a row. How, as a tragic singleton, are you meant to go on holiday anyway?
Lloyd Hotel is a surreal showcase for some of the Dutch capital's top designers. Which is all very well until you start to feel like part of the exhibit, says Henry Barnes.
Construction began yesterday on what is expected to be the world's tallest ferris wheel, which will soar 208 metres (680 feet) over the Chinese capital, Xinhua news agency said.
Tim Dowling: Something needs to be done to ensure that pilots remain awake and alert throughout every flight on the off-chance that they will be needed for something.
With a week to go before Eurostar services start operating from St Pancras station, the Queen last night opened the newly renovated Victorianstation which has restored what was once the largest enclosed space in the world to its former glory.
