London is the ideal playground for women who are solvent and young at heart but old enough to know better. Liz Hoggard opens her little black book for this discerning band of pleasure-seekers... more
Pop star Michael Jackson's questionable attitude to children, including sharing a bed with young boys, was put under the spotlight during his child abuse trial in 2005... more
The Da Vinci code sequel - released this week - uses Christianity's most important city as a backdrop. Melanie McDonagh went on a pilgrimage to see some of its most spectacular sacred sights... more
The Extremadura region is off the beaten track yet is full of conquistador riches and also home to Mérida, the best-preserved Roman city in Spain... more
Sarah Ferguson took her daughters, Beatrice, 20, and Eugenie, 18, to watch the final of the Gold Cup Polo at the Santa Maria polo club in Sotogrande, Spain over the weekend. Beatrice's boyfriend Dave Clark, who works for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Group, was invited to join them on holiday proving that he has got the parental thumbs up.... more
On the face of it at least, one could be forgiven for thinking Angelina Jolie was not in immediate need of several weeks of hospital bed rest.
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Dark crusts revealed quite decent meat at Santa Maria del Sur, a restaurant specialising in Argentinian steaks, but it had the melancholy feel of an English barbecue, says Fay Maschler.... 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