Tamalpais in Marin County -- just on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge -- a seemingly adult way to pass the time.

CNN: A mancation failure in San Francisco

Under the financial fair play rules, which come into force this summer but do not take full effect until 2013, teams will not be able to spend more than the income they generate from the football side of their business - which includes gate receipts, TV deals and sponsorship.

BBC: Reds query Man City-Etihad deal

Foxes manager Nigel Pearson was rewarded for making four changes from the side that lost 3-1 at Ashton Gate, including recalling Howard and Fryatt.

BBC: Leicester 3-0 Sheff Wed

When I reached my own cottage, I parked the rig in the lay-by opposite and let myself in through the side gate, coming across the garden to the back door, which was always left unlocked.

NEWYORKER: The Cold Outside

The Welsh Secretary himself, having seen his profile soar this week, has been trying to see the funny side of a story no-one (yet) is calling Jag-gate.

BBC: Boris Johnson intervenes in "Jones the Jag" row