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Playing with clubs: meet the entrepreneurs of the night

06.11.09
Now that nights are getting longer, it's important to spend them well. Whether your tastes run to speakeasys, fire-eaters or a knees-up with Simon Le Bon, there's a club for you...... more

King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09
Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

French superchef serves up in London

05.11.09
London's claim to be the culinary capital of the world received a dramatic boost today as a three-Michelin star chef announced he is to open his first European restaurant in the capital... more

Modern-day 'Raffles' who escaped UK prison recaptured

30.09.09
Latest: Modern-day Raffles who targeted top London hotels is arrested in US after Catch Me If You Can-style four years on the run... more

Go mad for a hatters’ party

07.09.09
Forget wig or shoe parties, hat parties are the smart new way to bond and spur creativity... more

Houston (and Robbie), you have solved O2’s problem

30.07.09
Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston are to fill the 02 dates left open by Michael Jackson's death. ... more

Sir Philip Green opens up Topshop for Whitney Houston

15.07.09
Billionaire Sir Philip Green opened the doors of his flagship Topshop store so that Whitney Houston could have a private shopping spree.... more

Justine Timberlake - My London

10.07.09
Justine Timberlake loves staying at Claridge's and wants to go to 'Rainstonbury' one day...... more

Fatter Duck as Heston plans menu at £170

03.07.09
Heston Blumenthal is set to raise prices at his Fat Duck restaurant by almost a third, making it nearly twice as expensive as other top dining rooms... more

Heston Blumenthal to open first London restaurant

25.06.09
Three Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is to open his first London restaurant... more

Britney Spears's dad left out in the cold

10.06.09
Britney Spears's father Jamie found himself locked out of his hotel as he tried to sneak in through the back gate. ... more

Beyoncé takes TWO cars (and her entourage) to cross a road

10.06.09
Beyonce uses her entire entourage to transport her 14 metres across the road ... more

Beyoncé can soon have a well-earned break

09.06.09
Beyoncé performs her last date in London tonight, and it looked like she is already winding down.... more

Design hotels around the world

29.05.09
You might not want designer black board walls, doily staircases and gigantic fish tanks at home, but they're fun for a night... more

Super-rich try to haggle over £20m Hyde Park apartments, says Candy

31.03.09
The Candy brothers reveal they may not sell any apartments in London's most prestigious development, One Hyde Park, this year because of the recession... more

Lufthansa's menu to poach BA fliers

19.11.08
German airline Lufthansa is serving British dishes such as fish and chips and beef wellington to passengers in a bid to lure away corporate clients from BA... more

Cutbacks in business trips leave hotels feeling pinch

22.10.08
The hotel industry has been hit hard by the global financial crisis and new figures reveal a sharp fall in bookings across London on last year... more

What downturn? We only deal with the über-rich

12.09.08
While London’s property market stalls, the Candy brothers are forging ahead with jaw-dropping projects that include £100m apartments. Here, they answer the critics who have attacked their plans for Chelsea Barracks and Knightsbridge... more

Five to try: Terraces

30.07.08
Make a date with your fairweather friend, Al Fresco, and check out the best terraces on which to dine in London. ... more

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer fool no one as they make separate exits from hotel love nest

16.05.08
Jen and John, still on holiday in the New York, are going to great lengths keep their obvious romance as low-key as they can, ensuring they're snapped solo in public. But the 'under-the-radar' lark is having the opposite effect on fans and the press - who are dying to hear the pair publicly declare that they're an item... more

The Candys' make-a-pile driver

29.04.08
It is London's most expensive building site, a mini-village of hard-hatted construction workers that has condemned Knightsbridge to traffic hell for months... more

Actress Kate Hudson gets a digital boob job to promote new movie

07.03.08
Actress Kate Hudson's enviable figure received a helping hand on the poster for new movie Fool's Gold. The actress who has recently been seen in Miami frolicking in a red bikini has apparently been given a cheeky boost in the bust area, adding some extra curves to her tiny frame ... more

Through the keyhole at world's first £100m flat

18.02.08
This is the first image of how the interior of London's most expensive property will look... more

Treat her to a day of pampering

14.11.07
Check out our ideas for treating the special lady in your life to a day of pampering this Christmas.... more

Where I'd happily splash my own cash

03.10.07
From pasta in Putney at Enoteca Turi, to the best at Le Gavroche, Fay Maschler names the first 25 of her 50 favourite restaurants.... more

Top summer tables

01.08.07
With everything from Sichuan to Finnish influences, there are some real high points among this year's best new restaurants.... more

Artful dabs and squiggles

07.03.07
With its complex, sophisticated dishes, Foliage is gunning for a second Michelin star. But our critic yearns for a little more simplicity.... more

Blueprint for the ideal restaurant

07.02.07
A no-bookings policy made visits to James Faulks's last establishment a bit of a gamble. That problem has been solved at Magdalen - to brilliant effect.... more

The coolest places to hangout in 2007

08.11.06
The coolest places in London to be seen at next year include the latest restaurant from the duo behind The Ivy and a new night spot by New York's "queen of clubs". ... more

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