The longest-serving female news presenter on British television has written a novel that settles a few scores. Liz Hoggard finds out what makes Kay Burley tick... more
As it aims to open in June after a 15-month delay, Nick Curtis and Jonathan Prynn get an exclusive look at what’s emerging beneath the dustsheets of London’s most famous hotel after a refit costing at least £100 million... more
If only Derek Draper had followed his own advice. Two weeks ago I attended the launch of his new book, Life Support: A Survival Guide for the Modern Soul... more
Do charities really need their own bail-out? Everyone I know is lit from within and bubbling over about their own projects — and they’re all either charitable or voluntary... more
This is the heart of the social scene, with the names that make the social circuit turn and add the glitter to the parties the capital does so well
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In the second part of our Quality of Life series, Lindsay Nicholson — who lost her husband and daughter to leukaemia then beat cancer herself — reveals what she has learned from adversity, while therapist Derek Draper combats the pressures of work... more
She probably told herself it was all in a good cause, but whether the cause that attracted her to a celebrity heavy girly "accessory swap shop" at the home of Australian author Kathy Lette was raising money for charity or to assist her husband's desperate political plight, only Sarah Brown will know... more
Sir Salman Rushdie, the 61-year-old author has let it be known that a year after the collapse of his fourth marriage, he is once more in the mood for love. ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do