Feature: He was one of our greatest painters, a charismatic man who danced with Greta Garbo, sired at least 12 children, cared nothing for money, was fêted by high society but put his art before all else... more
Christmas with Tracey Emin is a bohemian affair: Bianca Jagger heckles the vicar, Madonna cooks fish and Mark Hix brings the goose. This is how the childless artist survives a festival she's always hated... more
Lucian Freud gives a rare interview about dancing with Greta Garbo, photographing Adolf Hitler, getting into debt with the Krays and being kept waiting by Kate Moss... more
There is no good way of letting taxpayers know that a bank which is 84 per cent in public ownership and which has just announced losses of £3.6 billion is about to pay bonuses amounting to £1.3 billion... more
Gloria Vanderbilt's life of scandalous affairs, intriguing business ventures and unbridled extravagance has provided the material for her latest creation - a steamy novel that has Manhattan in a spin... more
Little Britain's Big Night, a Comic Relief special, offered umpteen belly laughs, says Bruce Dessau. And for once, even Kate Moss was upstaged.... 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