• It recommends introducing an approach similar to air-traffic control to speed up pier use and co-ordinate river boats better with other modes of travel.

    ECONOMIST: Thames river transport

  • The new owner--and guests--can enjoy the property's 155-foot pier, close to 300 feet of beach and a blue stone pool with a Jacuzzi.

    FORBES: A Kennedy Hyannisport Haven

  • Just over a week ago, Napolitano asked center-left politician Pier Luigi Bersani to form a government -- but he was unable to do so.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • Efforts by centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to forge a political agreement with the anti-establishment Beppe Grillo have so far been rebuffed.

    BBC: Impasse as Italy's new parliament meets for first time

  • Once back at the pier, take the cross-river ferry back to Pakret and head for the main Chao Praya Express Boat Pier (the same pier where you disembarked earlier).

    BBC: Take the boat out of Bangkok

  • Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Monday issued an ultimatum to anti-establishment comic Beppe Grillo, who gained one in four votes, to support a new government or return to the polls.

    BBC: Berlusconi 'hosted prostitution parties', trial hears

  • Rowers on the River Thames have raised safety concerns over plans to redevelop Putney Pier in south-west London.

    BBC: Putney Pier redevelopment plans prompt safety fears

  • Being able to swim loops along the 1.5-mile span between the pier, bordered by the iconic Coney Island Parachute Jump to the west and the beginning of the Esplanade to the east, means swimmers can make a quick exit from the water if necessary.

    WSJ: Brighton Beach: Brookyln's Swimming Mecca

  • In 1998 he left the business in his partners' hands, returned to Pier 66 and bought a 52-foot motor yacht he named Southern Lady.

    FORBES: Home Fleet Home

  • Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has conceded the lower house to Pier Luigi Bersani's centre-left bloc, played down the significance of the spread, and said he was not worried about market reaction to the vote.

    BBC: European markets fall after Italian election deadlock

  • "Congratulations to all the teams involved, " said Pier-Paolo Emanuelli, the flight operations director.

    BBC: Launch success for Esa's Cryosat-2 ice mission

  • On Friday, the leader of Italy's centre-left alliance, Pier Luigi Bersani, promised to step down as soon as a new president was elected.

    BBC: Italy crisis: President Giorgio Napolitano re-elected

  • But if you pressed your face to the glass, as Kendall was doing, you could see the biscuit-colored beach running down to Navy Pier, where they were just now lighting the Ferris wheel.

    NEWYORKER: Great Experiment

  • Mr Vaizey met with John Penrose MP, English Heritage and CNM Estates at Birnbeck Pier, in Weston-super-Mare, to discuss its future.

    BBC: Future of Birnbeck Pier in Weston discussed

  • The owners of Felixstowe Pier want to turn it into a multimillion-pound entertainment and conference venue with restaurants and retail units.

    BBC: Artist's impression of the new Felixstowe Pier

  • The leader of Portsmouth City Council, Gerald Vernon-Jackson, has challenged The People's Pier to develop a business strategy for South Parade Pier.

    BBC: South Parade Pier in Southsea

  • Plopped on a shoreline noted for its diversity from the honky-tonk boardwalk scene to stately mansions Pier Village and the connected development stand out for their uniformity: street after street of identical four-story condos in tan.

    WSJ: Battle of the Beach

  • Somerset businessman Kerry Michael and his sister Michelle Michael have become MBEs for services to the restoration of Weston-super-Mare's pier.

    BBC: Kerry Michael

  • The Pier Village complex weathered Sandy well because of its up-to-date building materials, according to David Barry, the president of Hoboken-based Ironstate Development Co.

    WSJ: Battle of the Beach

  • Still, Il Cavaliere may not be making a full comeback, as the head of the center-left Partito Democratico (PD) Pier Luigi Bersani is expected to take the elections.

    FORBES: Silvio's Back: Berlusconi Forces Italian PM Monti To Resign, Borrowing Costs Surge

  • "What happened in Long Branch to achieve Pier Village is an atrocity, " says the 53-year-old Mr. MacCloud, who now lives in Tom's River in a ranch-style home a couple of miles from the water.

    WSJ: Battle of the Beach

  • The state opening of parliament may be billed as one of the big political events of the year - but there are usually more laughs, surprises and revelations to be had at an end-of-the-pier magic show.

    BBC: A rising star eclipses the boss

  • The return of European concerns came after Italy's elections looked set to push the country into political impasse as a left-wing coalition led by the Democratic Party's Pier Luigi Bersani failed to gain a majority in the upper house.

    WSJ: Asian Shares Down; Nikkei Underperforms

  • Mr Conway believes that with Teesside's steel-making and engineering expertise there is no better place to make a pier and he hopes to persuade local businesses to help.

    BBC: Dreaming of a new pier for Redcar

  • The center-left alliance led by Pier Luigi Bersani narrowly won the lower house, but failed to gain control of the upper house.

    NPR: Italy Pays More To Borrow After Election Turmoil

  • The Democratic Party received a boost earlier on Friday when anti-mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso appeared alongside party leader Pier Luigi Bersani, saying he wanted to be "at the service of a country that has reached the maximum of confusion".

    BBC: Mario Monti to lead Italy centrist coalition

  • Conservative-run Tendring District Council asked consultants Mott MacDonald for options on protecting the Clacton Pier to Holland Haven stretch.

    BBC: Clacton sea defence plan 'could cost ?27m'

  • The center-left coalition led by politician Pier Luigi Bersani and the center-right coalition of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared to be coming together to back Marini.

    CNN: Italy's Parliament votes for new president

  • At the same time, the Giants have been looking at developing an arena or performing-arts center, residences, offices and shopping areas on a parking lot and pier adjacent to the ballpark.

    WSJ: San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer Discusses His Role

  • Political parties have sparred for weeks over suitable candidates to succeed Giorgio Napolitano, whose term expires next month, but center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani and center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi have reportedly now reached agreement.

    NPR: Italian Lawmakers Pick Country's New President

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