Having bemoaned the horrors of blatant rubbish dumping in Cairo – a city where recycling is a dirty word and where pollution from the city centre dump and offensive smoke belching from factories and traffic fumes permeates every space – I was horrified to read how almost 10,000 tonnes of waste (the equivalent of 851 [...]

As the clock hurtles rapidly towards 2008, the media focus inevitably turns towards the tears and triumphs of 2007.  Yet, whatever the century or decade we reflect on, the magical ingredients of success remain timeless. More often than not, they involve strong teams that are passionate about the end goal. England’s rugby players whose hunger for [...]