But in the end, as the models in their clean, clear but quirky sportswear lined up on a high backdrop of scaffolding, what mattered was not the fact that the notoriously tardy Jacobs had got on with his show. It

A trail of instant messages between Jérôme Kerviel, whom Société Générale blames for nearly €5 billion of losses, and a friend suggests Kerviel may not have acted alone.

All non-Europeans would need to submit biometric data before crossing Europe's frontiers under sweeping proposals that are to be outlined this week.