Appetisers are good; fish variable; soups baffling in their infinite variety. Desserts are superb but everything on the ...

The QE2 has opened its doors as a luxury floating hotel in Dubai. The former Cunard liner is docked permanently at Mina Rashid where it was converted into a five-star hotel over the past three years.

The QE2 bridge at the Dartford Crossing was shut after strong winds from Storm Jocelyn hit the UK. National Highways closed the bridge, between junctions 31 and 1A of the M25, at 01:45 GMT on ...