We also observed that the sporran makes an extremely handy man-bag in which to store festival essentials -- Blackberry, press pass, and Zimbabwean amounts of Euros, with which to purchase endless espressos and thereby ensure wakefulness during the most demanding screenings, in which a half-woman, half-chair would represent a relatively conservative plot.

CNN: Behind the red carpet at Cannes

It is a handy past for a man whose main message is that he can do the same for the American economy.

BBC: Romney faces Olympic test in London

I'm unashamedly using the blog to say thank you to Mr Annwyl, Roy and the man in the red 4 x 4 for digging, having a rope handy and towing us out of a hole.

BBC: It's lift-off - at a price of ?52m