I had a bit of a run in with the owner of my hosting service last night regarding the password retrieval function on their forum.

We all know the hassle of finding spare change for parking meters on busy city streets. Well, the council of the London borough of Richmond has a novel solution: parking vouchers. It's a fun way to pass a Friday afternoon in St Margarets, as I discovered recently.

There's an uncompromisingly negative review of the Hyundai i20 1.2 in today's Guardian (via www.hyundaibuzz.com). While its i10 and i30 sisters have mainly broken past the lingering doubts in European minds over Korean cars, the i20 still gets a decidedly mixed bag of reviews.

Next time you're standing at the counter in Caffe Nero, order a single espresso and watch carefully as the big four-group Faema machine pours your shot.