Just what is a big salary?
Boris says £250,000 a year is "chicken feed". Man City pay players six figures a week. BBC bosses face flak over their earnings. But what is a big salary?

Swithin's lore
Does rain today really mean a summer wash-out?

Latin quiz
7 questions on phrases used in everyday life

Bushtucker trial
Eat bugs and leaves to survive in the wild

Lost for words?
Speech-writing tricks you can use in everyday life

Bench marks
Why the world's longest bench is so hotly contested

Teen spirit
Eco-fatigue, getting up early and other teenage surprises

Sporting dilemma
Is it OK to use gamesmanship to win a match?

An unsung view
Just where exactly is Britain's greatest view?

Dark arts
Honeytraps, phone taps - tactics of a tabloid reporter

Starkers for art
What's it like to pose nude for an art class?

7 days quiz
Sarah Palin resigns, using which sporting analogy?

Mile end
Why does no one seem to run the mile anymore?

Freak accident
How does ice form on a plane - and is it toilet waste?

Teenage rows
My parents had an alibi - a strict childrearing book

City streets
Sights and sounds from the City of London

Harry Potter 6
Half-Blood Prince is mix of horror and raging hormones