Every year the Good Hotel Guide scours the country for worthy new entries - places with the personal touch and bags of character. Here, editor Desmond Balmerpicks his favourite additions to this year's guide.
After 13 years and 46,000-miles, travelling by pedal boat, kayak, mountain bike, inline skates and foot, Jason Lewis returns home from his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.
Lawyers for the Burj Al Arab hotel, often described as the world's most luxurious, are complaining that the planners of Clyde Quay Tower, to arise in the Millbay area of the Devon city, have copied the design of the Dubai landmark too closely.
The government shamelessly pilfered the Conservatives' policy portfolio for a flagship green initiative, announcing plans to switch green taxes on aviation from passengers to planes in a move that will raise up to £2.5bn annually by 2010.
