Charlotte Ross

27.05.09

Next month Athens unveils its new Acropolis Museum. Charlotte Ross combines a historic preview with the best of Greece today

07.04.09

This week Topshop launches a cycling range for girls – but cyclists have long put fashion first

20.03.09

Yesterday I was startled by a memory - of the last time I saw Vanessa Redgrave. It was October and she was standing on stage at the National, tears...
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13.03.09

I'm on Team Myerson. Not Julie Myerson, the novelist who spilled the beans on her cannabis-toking son. I mean Brian Myerson, the City tycoon who's...
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06.03.09

Listening to Gordon Brown's speech in Washington this week I found my toes curling with embarrassment. Every time he said something clever or...
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05.03.09

Early yesterday morning, as my minicab sped unimpeded through the city's blissfully empty streets, I became aware of another vehicle to my right. When...
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27.02.09

Is anything less attractive than a man with middle-aged spread? How about a middle-aged man afflicted with vanity spread?

20.02.09

Whether Jacqui Smith spends four whole nights a week or only three at her Nunhead residence is a matter for Parliamentary scrutiny. What fascinates...
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09.02.09

Kate Winslet wasn't the only star en noir at last night's Baftas

06.02.09

A month or two ago, Facebook almost lost me. My last update, I noticed just before Christmas, was “Charlotte is wrapping”, a reference to the previous...
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30.01.09

Pity poor Rachida Dati, given her marching orders just days after parking her Chanel heels back under the ministerial desk

23.01.09

You know things are bad when the stylist rolls up her sleeves and washes your hair herself

16.01.09

How much nuisance can one house cause? Twice this week I've been kept awake all night by a fire alarm on my street

09.01.09

A year ago I'd have been horrified. What kind of message does it send women when a high-profile figure takes less than a week off to have a baby?

08.01.09

Leaving the house yesterday morning I noticed a row of identical objects on my street

19.12.08

We cyclists have had a good week. First Chris Hoy, triple Olympic gold winner, beat petrolhead F1 driver Lewis Hamilton to win BBC Sports Personality...
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12.12.08

Last weekend I baked a Christmas cake, something I'd been meaning to do for 20 years

05.12.08

What a week it's been for homeowners - but I'm keeping the cut-price bubbly on ice for now

27.11.08

How low can they go? Our big stores are starting to look a tiny bit desperate, so slashed are their prices. But I'm not in the mood to help reboot the...
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20.11.08

Worrying news via a text. My cleaner, Agnes, is taking an impromptu trip home to Poland. She'll be back in a fortnight, she assures me, but I can't...
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