★★★★ DEXTER 8.30pm, Showcase Is this as close to perfect as a finale gets? I think we said that about The Wire, but Dexter edges even closer to 11-out-of-10 as our man's half-loving, half-lethal pursuit of Trinity concludes in a manner no one expected.

Tartare sauce is easy to make and homemade versions always taste better than the commercially bottled ones.

A MAN whose father was killed when a homemade bomb exploded as he mowed his lawn has been charged with possessing drugs and receiving stolen property.

AT LEAST for now, the rocketeers of Gaza are winning - not militarily, but politically. Israel's decision to ease its recently intensified blockade of the narrow, coastal Palestinian enclave, which has been ruled by the extremist Hamas movement since last June, was sensible. However, it showed that the cynical Hamas..read more

A homemade pie is the ideal picnic centrepiece. It's tasty, portable and needs only a simple green salad to become a satisfying meal. By Karen Martini.