Ten years ago, Sarah Sands was in New York when the terrorists struck. On her latest return, she shows her daughter a city still oozing culture and glamour, not to mention spirit... more
Stuck for a last-minute Christmas present? Membership of one of London’s arts venues will have benefits that last all year, says Richard Godwin... more
Anyone who reckons those Prince’s Trust meetings and receptions are a waste of their time should heed Tony Elliott the founder of Time Out, who has found a multi-millionaire saviour for the listings magazines and websites business he created 42 years ago... more
Art, music, fashion and film are in the grip of a magnificent obsession. And it's the result, says Candida Balfour, of dissatisfaction with global recession and the status quo... more
After 17 years of success in the US, the first Anthropologie store has finally opened in London, in what is its first entry into the European market... more
A website showing ‘real’ young people from around the world modelling their own stylish look has had 1.75 million visitors in the past month. Designers, model scouts and stylists are keeping tabs on it, too... more
One prides itself on the freedom to experiment, thinking differently and individuality. The other represents a slice of the solid values of middle England - a slice of jam sponge, that is... more
From the bizarre menu to the poor cooking and ghastly decor, new restaurant Vanilla in Fitzrovia is such a disaster that it left our diner utterly speechless.... more
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man