Olivia Palermo combines doe-eyed beauty, unremitting ambition and society contacts to devastating effect. So just how does a reality TV star turn herself into an international fashion brand, asks Melissa Whitworth... more
More than 15,000 Parisians have signed a petition calling on our mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, to prevent the place from becoming "the European capital of boredom"... more
Michael Jackson took centre stage for the last time at a funeral service at which friends and family were given the opportunity to grieve in private... more
Final preparations for the burial of Michael Jackson taking place ahead of private ceremony attended by the pop singer's close friends and family in California... more
Michael Jackson will be buried in a private ceremony on August 29 - the date he was due to celebrate his 51st birthday, a family spokesman has said... more
George Osborne committed a cardinal sin in Corfu by disclosing details of private discussions he had had with Lord Mandelson while staying at Nat Rothschild's villa... more
One four-day celebration on the Italian Riviera, a second in Croxteth for Wayne’s relatives ... and it looks like Coleen’s started the party already... more
As a fully-paid up member of the rarefied club of Hollywood screen icons, legendary beauty Lauren Bacall has had her pick of Hollywood's leading men, including former husband Humphrey Bogart... more
The Government's drives towards a smoke-free Britain have been followed by me with everclose attention, and I've said it here before but I'll say it again: I don't have any real objection to the ban on smoking in enclosed public places... more
Mahiki - the hugely popular, hugely trendy cocktail-bar-cum-island-grill on Dover Street - is as comfortable as your favourite holiday destination, says Mark Bolland.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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