summer

• 1 Hot town, summer in the city: urbanites stay cool as temperatures soar
  Not everyone leaves town to escape the heat of the summer, and those who remain in the city find other ways to stay cool. On the hottest days, parks and gardens fill with people making the most of...

• 2 Revellers all over the northern hemisphere celebrate the coming of summer
  The summer solstice on June 21, which is longest day of the year, marks the official start of the hottest season. People around the world find their own special ways to celebrate the coming of summer,...

• 3 Summer of love for Cindy Crawford and Sting and their partners in St Tropez
  Just what is Cindy Crawford's secret? After 11 years of marriage, the 41-year-old beauty and her entrepreneur husband Randy Gerber seem more in love than ever. The couple – who are parents to son...

• 4 'Ocean's' reunion as Matt Damon and Don Cheadle holiday at George Clooney's villa
  Starring in the Ocean's film trilogy must have been something of a bonding experience for Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and George Clooney – if their choice of summer holiday is anything to go by, that...

• 5 Luxury budget hotels are this summer's big travel news
  As travel purse strings tighten, luxury budget hotels – or Lotels, as they are known in travel jargon - are becoming the place to stay. In the same way budget airlines revolutionised air travel...