There were times when a battered suitcase without wheels, and some large books on baroque art, might have added up to a perfectly normal, civilised package.

A ripped and battered suitcase was found on the island's east coast yesterday.

For the next three-and-a-half months, he'll be living out of this one battered suitcase.

Its edges are menaced by wire fencing and corrugated iron; the steps and furnishings are dozens of battered suitcases.