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Check out the new crash pads

At the end of a hot date or a great night out, nothing beats checking into one of the new chic-but-cheap boutique hotels that have sprung up around London, as Liz Hoggard finds out

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VAs are the new PAs

Miss Moneypenny is no more. Now she works from home, sets her own timetable, wears what she likes and juggles several different bosses at once. Liz Hoggard charts the rise of the new virtual assistant

Atiha Sen Gupta is the playwright for today

21-year-old Atiha Sen Gupta is one of a new generation of writers who are putting the most vexed contemporary issues centre stage.

The march of the V-high boots

Women's footwear has long been about sex. This season's must-haves stretch so high they've been dubbed 'vagina boots'. But who actually dares wear them, asks Liz Hoggard

The arts should shock us out of our comfort zone

It's 1909 all over again. Boos rang out, shocked patrons walked out. Never mind Frieze, the most provocative art event this week is Sadler's Wells' In the Spirit of Diaghilev

Secret lives of London's students

So what exactly do our students get up to outside the lecture hall? A new festival celebrates the vibrant contributions they make to the capital

Marcia Kilgore: sole trader

Creator of iconic brands FitFlop, Bliss and Soap & Glory, one-time body builder Marcia Kilgore tells Liz Hoggard how she learnt to survive

Staying ahead of the celebrity game with wigs and weaves

Any self-respecting celebrity who wants to stay in the limelight knows all it takes is some good extensions, the odd weave - and a wig

'Eating out is the best sort of live theatre'

Liz Hoggard, who confesses to spending almost every mealtime — and much of her salary — in the capital's dining establishments, raises a glass to London's first Restaurant Festival

Black eyes please: the vampire look is back

Sharpen your kohl pencil: the vampire look is back. Chalk-white faces, extreme eye-shadow and raven bobs are the order of today

London's pedicure purist

Whether reshaping celebrity nails or massaging famous toes, one Chelsea-based Frenchman now has the A-list stampeding to his door

Comeback queen: Amanda Wakeley

Designer Amanda Wakeley talks about buying back her own label, her special dress for London Fashion Week and the new man in her life

Catwalk Confidential: a model of aspiration

Robyn Peterson was one of the stars of Edinburgh with her one-woman show about her experiences in the fashion industry

Go mad for a hatters’ party

Forget wig or shoe parties, hat parties are the smart new way to bond and spur creativity

The design of the female body

Style arbiter Stephen Bayley, whose wife inspired his new book, reveals why bras are for men, how the female body became so potent and what Anna Wintour eats for lunch...

Hooray for Henry Holland

He's always up for a good party. But Henry Holland has a strong work ethic too, and his catwalk show at next month's London Fashion Week is the hot ticket

Power lesbians: The female celebs who are out and proud

Mary Portas and her glamorous journalist girlfriend are just two of a new generation of female celebrities who are out and proud

The day trippers - Perfect places for a London away-day

Liz Hoggard hasn't been on holiday for three years. Instead she's perfected the fine art of the London away-day. Here she describes her ideal weekend

Cool in the Cotswolds

This award-winning restaurant with rooms is the ideal weekend getaway

Rise of the power tea

Tearooms throughout London are experiencing a seismic change in clientele

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