Sorrento is a terrific base to explore the likes of Pompeii and the Isle of Capri, says Tony Clayton-Lea.

A law firm that charged a client €200 an hour for “suicide abatement” by a solicitor came under fire from the president of the High Court yesterday.

JOHN Nance Garner, a Texan who was vice-president under Franklin D Roosevelt, at 90, was asked to what he owed his longevity. “Bourbon and Branch,” he replied.