Sleepy, Glitterati? So are we. Wednesday night is the new 3 am on Sunday. But we're already working for you. To ease you into the day, here's a handy digest of the three key news items you'll want to know to keep up with the chat...… read more…

Now we don't know about you, but foreign dignitaries' state visits don't usually put us in a musical mood. Long-ago visits by African, American even Irish heads of state never set us humming much. But a little visit from France's Nicolas Sarkozy is a bit different, no? The excitement's not… read more…