From the starter to the main course to dessert, wine columnist Leslie Williams serves up some must-have holiday drinks.

ALTHOUGH increasing numbers of us buy our wine at the supermarkets, this week I want to encourage you to remember the independent wine shops who can often provide more variety and unusual styles.

It’s 2050 and shoppers are stopping off at Ikea to buy wine made in Sweden.

Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb won a record-breaking sixth consecutive Rally Germany title to cut the gap in the race for the championship.

SEVERE winter weather has wreaked havoc across Europe, with nearly 200 people freezing to death in Poland, two killed by storms in Germany and floods threatening several European countries.