Minute-by-minute coverage of the state opening of parliament, the Queen's speech and the rest of today's pomp and ceremony 9.57am: Next a technical question from the Financial Times about trade credit insurance. Mandelson says that this is "very, very complicated" and that he's disappointed the three main insurers were not "more forthcoming" in supporting the market for this. 9.46am: David ... [read more]

After a few months of wedding planning, you start to feel like a pro. Still, there's bound to be a couple of questions that you forgot to ask. Let us help fill it in for you. [read more]

After a few months of wedding planning, you start to feel like a pro. You've already memorized all the in-season flowers, can name the top 20 wedding dress designers alphabetically and are on a first-name basis with every single member on staff at your reception venue. [read more]

Auditor Tom Salmon Speaks On Government Transparency and Personal Responsibility ... - By TOM SALMON [read more]

MYER racing ambassador Rebecca Twigley has announced plans to have not one, not two, but three dresses made for her wedding to football captain Chris Judd. [read more]

Imagine the second wedding of an elderly, slightly embarrassing uncle. Friends and family members show up but there is little celebration. The mood is sober. The speeches are serious. No one thinks to bring a present or raise a toast. Most of the guests disappear as soon as the ceremony is over. [read more]

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Imagine the second wedding of an elderly, slightly embarrassing uncle. Friends and fami... [read more]

When the weekend rolls around he takes a bus into New York City, where he transforms into a 13-year-old boy surrounded by a zany family on his bar mitzvah day. [read more]

Even the silences scream out loud for this family of victims, in a world far, far removed from the high-profile commemorations for 26/11 in Mumbai. “The staccato sound of the gun often reverberates in my brother’s mind, affecting the hearing in his left ear,” says Mohammed Sagir Ansari. [read more]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison.Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday in P... [read more]