A bassoonist has become an unlikely political figurehead after writing a comedy show based on the sit-in tax protest at Fortnum & Mason in March... more
A bassoonist has become an unlikely political figurehead after writing a comedy show based on the sit-in tax protest at Fortnum & Mason in March... more
A good day to bury bad news? Yesterday, if you could hear anything above the cacophonous humility of the Murdochs, you may have made out the scrape of shovels as councillors, privy lieutenants and deputy commissioners dug a mass grave, marched bad news up to it and booted it in... more
Police injured trying to control anti-cuts protesters came under an extraordinary barrage of missiles while being sprayed with ammonia, strangled and head-butted
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As Fortnum & Mason becomes a target of UK Uncut Jonathan Prynn unravels the iconic shop's finances and asks does the charitable generosity of its owners outweigh their sharp accounting? ... more
A demonstrator who joined anarchists causing chaos in the capital is a privately educated former finance worker whose girlfriend was a reality TV star... more
Mother and daughter Pearl and Daisy Lowe showed off their shared passion for the past as they modelled their own designs at the inaugural Vintage at Goodwood Festival... more
Humming with sexual electricity, peopled by intellectuals and movie stars, the London library and the British Library are the capital's most unlikely hotspots - and each has its own ardent fans... more
Fortnum & Mason change their Christmas hamper range in light of the recession. Last year's most expensive version was £25,000, this year it's £1,000... more
St James's Restaurant may be housed inside Fortnum & Mason's but it left the critic wishing she was downstairs at the infinitely lovelier Fountain.... more
When Fortnum & Mason submitted a design for a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, organisers declared that its honey bee theme was one of the most original in its 94-year history. ... more
Fay Maschler likes the food and wine at Fortnum & Mason's new 1707 bar. But a return to the charming, genteel service of old would be a big improvement.... more
Weighed down with presents and exhausted? Few things are more tiring than Christmas shopping. Here are the best places to refuel while out and about.... more
There are some cracking choices available for early autumn dishes, says Charles Campion. So arm yourself with nuts, quinces and pumpkins and get going.... 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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