My old school chaplain - who as an army padre during the Eighties had been a crack shot with a sniper rifle - once announced from the pulpit: "Boys, I have two roles in life. I am a soldier, and I'm a schoolteacher"... more
Hermes International, the maker of the Birkin bag, silk ties and perfumes beloved by Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss, reports a leap in profits as luxury goods continue to defy the recession... more
Alexa Chung is everyone's favourite quirky girl next door, so how does she do it? With a quick flick of eyeliner and directional nail varnish. Eveie Longdon gets her beauty buyography... more
Two dapper Parisians have taken over Berkeley Square and filled it with Ruinart-quaffing hedge funders, Egon Schieles, cutting-edge chandeliers and glamorous gallery girls. Ooh la la, says Helen Kirwan-Taylor... more
Liam Gallagher is launching his debut fashion collection and making an album with Oasis members - minus his brother. Here he tells why the family rift will never heal... more
The Marais in the 4ème arrondissement is a chaotic cobbled enclave, worlds away from the chilly boulevards of 19th-century Paris. Gianluca Longo loses himself among the bourgeois bohemians... more
Still haven't finished the all important Christmas shop? Time hasn't run out. Our guide to some of the best Christmas gifts should give you ideas for last minute festive treats.... more
Just in case her towering beehive wasn't enough to weight down her tiny frame, Amy Winehouse yesterday draped herself in some serious bling for an night out with friends. The troubled star looked like quite the medallion man as she left her Camden home with her close friend American photographer and artist, Blake Wood in tow. With her Lacoste shirt unbuttoned right down to her bra, the Rehab singer accessorised with sentimental chains, including two lockets with pictures of her incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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