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Poppy Delevingne, the latest NYLon sensation

06.11.09

Poppy Delevingne is a brand ambassador for Chanel, Sienna Miller's flatmate and the toast of New York. Hermione Eyre encounters a rising star...... more

Renée Fleming should sprinkle some stardust

04.11.09

Not content to rest on her laurels, the American soprano Renée Fleming has been investigating unfamiliar repertoire in recent years.... more

Tributes to philosopher who chose freedom

28.10.09

Tributes have been paid to a London-based academic who was a world expert on philosophy and Buddhism... more

The art of chessboxing - where brains can knock out brawn

05.10.09

'And he follows that check with a right uppercut ...' Richard Godwin looks at chessboxing, where you can be both master of the board and king of the ring... more

We sabotaged Russian power plant, say rebels

21.08.09

Chechen rebels claimed they sabotaged Russia's largest hydro-electric power plant, where an explosion is feared to have killed more than 70 workers... more

Suicide bomber kills 20 in rebel Russian region

17.08.09

Suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station today in Russia's North Caucasus, killing at least 20 and wounding 60... more

Vladimir Putin strips off again

05.08.09

Vladimir Putin has once again posed for a series of holiday photographs that underline his macho credentials... more

Citigroup warns cash may dry up at United Utilities

28.07.09

Falling water bills may be good news for householders, but they may turn out to be extremely expensive for some stock-market investors ... more

The Browning Version is as trenchant as ever

14.07.09

Peter Bowles gives a fine, economical performance as the epitome of the teacher whose unappreciated efforts have led to pedantic self-loathing in The Browning Version.... more

Stephen Webster: the rocks god

05.06.09

Stephen Webster has survived divorce, depression, anorexia and near-ruin to emerge as London's top jeweller... more

Knives out for Sir Victor at dons' high table

20.03.09

No one seems to have a good word for Sir Victor Blank, chairman of Lloyds, who happily signed up to the merger of HBOS without, as his chief executive admits, doing anywhere near enough due diligence... more

The end of the icon

17.03.09

The age of the look-at-me building is drawing to a close as projects flounder and Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Richard Rogers make cutbacks — but there is a silver lining... more

Let’s have an Olympic legacy like this

17.02.09

London should take inspiration from Stockholm, Amsterdam, or even Dubai if the benefits from 2012 are to amount to more than fantasy... more

Snowball duel at 10 paces, Pushkin-style

03.02.09

"The destruction," said The Today programme as I sloped into the kitchen yesterday morning, "is widespread."... more

Linklaters gets tough as City downturn hits

26.01.09

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Now Roman feels the chill in Siberia

31.12.08

Roman Abramovich may have had to cancel his party at his opulent ski lodge in the Rockies, but that is nothing compared with the hardship endured by the employees of Evraz, the steelmaker he part-owns in Siberia... more

Hague must be Tories’ choice for Chancellor

17.11.08

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Now Brown is haunted by 'boom and bust'

27.10.08

Gordon Brown has always been good at hocus-pocus when it came to growth numbers... more

Modern comfort food at its very best

18.09.08

Service at The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell is chilled-out to the point of leaving you in Siberia. But the main course is worth the wait.... more

Imperial Energy sale to India hands Ł90 million to founder

26.08.08

Peter Levine is £90 million richer after talks to sell his Imperial Energy business to India ended in success... more

New Imperial surge on bid price delight

15.07.08

Shares in Imperial Energy rocketed for the second day running after the company revealed it is in takeover talks at a much higher price than the market expected... more

Hopes rise of a thaw in relations between BP and Russia

09.05.08

Russian President Medvedev has promised western firms that his Russia will be a good place to do business in.... more

The modern ruin of my favourite restaurant

04.04.08

Until I moved to the Siberia that is Wimbledon, so much of my life had been spent in Kensington that I thought of myself as a villager there... more

If only looks could fill

20.02.08

There has been a mega-buzz about Sakenohana since its much-delayed opening and it's undeniably an experience. An expensive one.... more

Bear in kitsch clothing

14.01.08

Few countries have professionalised kitsch folklore as well as the Russians and they drew cheers at the Russian Winter Festival.... more

Outshone by the stars

02.01.08

Bookings at Le Café Anglais are already as hard to get as a Nintendo Wii, and it looks like it's going to emulate the owners previous success.... more

Off the record

03.08.07

David Smyth discusses free music downloads, the online arrival of Led Zeppelin and the future of the Chemical Brothers.... more

Fit as a Fiddler

30.05.07

There are some simply great tunes and moving performances in this impeccable revival of musical favourite Fiddler on the Roof, says Fiona Mountford.... more

Thumbs up for Mr Chow

21.03.07

Mr Chow is still chomping along after 39 years. Regulars love the food, which stays reassuringly consistent and is eaten with knives and forks.... more

Anywhere but Ozu

27.09.06

Why would anyone would choose to eat at Ozu? It's not terrible, but my dinner there left me little other than a large bill and an overwhelming sense of so what, says Marina O'Loughlin.... more