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Jam or cream first? The great scone debate ...

06.11.09

It is the great question facing anyone with a serious interest in tea time: what goes on scones first - the cream or the jam? ... more

Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire - Mr & Mrs West End

06.11.09

Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have quietly become the biggest players in theatreland. Here they reveal how their passion for the stage has finally paid off... more

The big interview: Harry Redknapp

03.11.09

Exclusive: Spurs boss dismisses idea he’s a wheeler-dealer and reveals himself to be a family man whose idea of happiness is an evening with his wife... more

Where to eat in Shoreditch

17.09.09

You should go to Saf at least once if only to appease the spirit of discovery and Green & Red is home to rather good Mexican food ... more

Familiar treats for locals at The Cadogan Arms

02.09.09

It may not be destination dining, but locals should embrace The Cadogan with gusto.... more

So childishly simple at Moonfleet Manor

26.08.09

Forget the dated Raj era look - for true family relaxation, one Dorset coast hotel, Moonfleet Manor, has everything a weary parent needs... more

Inquest into Marines' Afghanistan deaths

31.07.09

Inquest will be held into the deaths of two Royal Marines whose patrol vehicle was hit by a Taliban explosive in Afghanistan... more

Escape to Thomas Hardy's Dorset

24.07.09

Crumbling coastlines, dense forests and homity pie: a weekend on Thomas Hardy's family farm is more fun now than it was then... more

Flair and flirting in The Fairy Queen

22.06.09

Paul Brown's ingenious sets for The Fairy Queen, ravishingly lit by Mark Henderson, sustain interest over a long evening at the Glyndebourne.... more

'War grave' found during work on Olympic relief road

11.06.09

Archaeologists discoverd a "war grave" while carrying out a dig on the site of the new Olympic relief road to Weymouth... more

Take to the road in a classic camper van

21.05.09

The classic VW van knocks other camping choices for six, says Chris Folley - who took his transport of delight to Dorset... more

Rare chance to see classic Tolpuddle film

20.04.09

The 175th anniversary of the Tolpuddle martyrs' struggle for union rights is to be marked this week with a rare showing of a classic film on the story... more

Three friends killed in car smash on gap-year trip

19.03.09

Three British gap-year students have been killed in a car crash in South Africa... more

Missing singer Gerry Rafferty 'is fine'

17.02.09

Missing singer Gerry Rafferty is said to be "alive and comparatively well"... more

Off the record: Summer's back on

13.02.09

Last year music festivals struggled with poor line-ups and horrible weather — but 2009 is already looking like a great excuse for a party.... more

Five to try: Doing Something Right

28.01.09

Zafferano is a reliable option, try Indian Zing and board the happy ship at Terroirs.... more

Downturn stock takes to the web

29.10.08

Internet: A bag of boxing mitts, LCD TVs and digital cameras are among the goods being flogged on a host of websites capitalising on the economic downturn by selling off excess and bankrupt stock... more

A ripping read: book on London's worst street of crime

21.08.08

London's most crimeridden street is chronicled in a new book... more

High winds blamed for arrival of poison jellyfish

13.08.08

Swarms of poisonous tropical jellyfish are invading British beaches, warn marine experts... more

My battle to rescue Britain's magical butterflies, by Emilia Fox

26.07.08

One of her fondest memories is running through the garden looking for butterflies. Now Emilia Fox hopes to help make the enchanting creatures of her childhood thrive in our country once again.... more

Celebrating St George and the Bard

23.04.08

London celebrates St George's Day and Shakespeare's 444th birthday today... more

Ready for the festival season?

14.03.08

With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more

Ł1,000 'beggars banquet' stars Mick Jagger

14.03.08

It was the charity banquet with a difference, a £1,000-ahead five-course meal made of ingredients all grown, plucked or fished from in and around London... more

So when does a pub stop being a pub?

26.09.07

The quality of food at The Only Running Footman is at least the equal of the posh English restaurants.... more

Receive a warm welcome

29.08.07

La Saveur is the latest addition to the Les Amis de Brula restaurant group and draws people in with a warm welcome and reasonably priced menu.... more

Critic's choice: New Year's Eve jazz gigs

28.12.06

Jack Massarik picks five groovy jazz gigs to see in the New Year and riff you into 2007.... more

High-jinks with a Notting Hillbilly

08.11.06

The recently launched Bumpkin has open kitchens on three of its four floors and uses tea-towels for table napkins. It's Town Mouse welcomes Country Mouse and it works.... more

Scruffbag comes good

13.09.06

The pubs are going gastro in Kings Cross and one of the more likeable establishments, says Fay Maschler, is the once-scruffy Norfolk Arms, run by a Frenchman, now serving Spanish food.... more