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Hitting the union jackpot with Jubilee merchandise

The Queen’s Jubilee has inspired more merchandise than the Olympics. Katie Law sifts through the corgis and crowns to find the real gems

Bottlegreen Limited Edition elderflower sparkling presse

Powerfully sweet and refreshing

CafeDirect Sao Tome instant drinking chocolate

A little disappointing

The whole city in a few brush strokes

London You’re Beautiful: An Artist’s Year
by David Gentleman
(Particular Books, £20)

Up in the air: novelist finds his feet on trapeze

Novelist Will Davis has found aerial acrobatics the ultimate upper, saving him from depression

Olympic torch wins its very own medal

The inspirational 2012 London Games torch wins design of the year award

Brooke Magnanti with Billie Piper

Sorting facts from fantasy

The Sex Myth: Why Everything We’re Told is Wrong
by Dr Brooke Magnanti
(Weidenfeld, £14.99)

‘Paddington is very polite whereas people have become more selfish’

The creator of Paddington, just voted best animated character of all time, tells Katie Law why he backs the Standard’s literacy campaign — and how he and his bear won’t be retiring just yet

Welcome to my hometel... It’ll cost you £600 a night

Cash-strapped mothers are monetising their only asset — their homes — by renting them out. There is huge Olympic demand, says Katie Law

Middle Age: A Natural History - review

Middle Age: A Natural History
by David Bainbridge
(Portobello, £14.99)

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