A good friend lives on Dean Street and has watched with dread as this stadium has gradually risen almost literally on her doorstep.

A man accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire in a lift has told police he did it because she owed him $2,000 (€1,500) for some work he had done for her, police officials said.

IN NEW YORK, I lost track of the number of people who told me that the most exciting and diverse food scene was out in Brooklyn, so needless to say I sped over the bridge in search of the supercool foodie set.