Euan Nisbet, a Zimbabwean geologist and climate scientist, speculates that after a century or two of further warming the island may be green from top to toe.

ECONOMIST: Ascension Island

To take but one example, it is written that women should dress modestly, but nowhere is it stated that they should be covered from top to toe in black.

ECONOMIST: Arab women are demanding their rights��at last

Their top-to-toe review of the club will follow later this month, with a special report back to the board.

BBC: AFC Telford prepare plans for Football League status

Or when, a little later, Kinmonth insisted on swathing himself top-to-toe in a black cloak (he thinks under the influence of a Bergman film).

WSJ: The Ecstasy of Influence | Innovator of the Year 2012 Design

When it re-opens in early 2012 after a seven-month closure for a tip-to-toe renovation, the harbourfront Park Hyatt Sydney will likely resume its rank as the top choice for visiting business travellers.

BBC: Business trip: Sydney