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Qatar’s somewhat unlikely hosting of the 2022 Fifa World Cup thrust this small country, which sticks out, thumb-like, from the landmass of Saudi Arabia, into the spotlight....

Full disclosure: I’ve always loved skinny jeans. People say they’re uncomfortable but honestly, to me, there is nothing more comforting than having my calves hugged by soft, stretchy denim. So earlier this year, when Miu Miu, the instigator of all present trends, showed models traipsing down the catwalk in low-rise …

Full disclosure: I’ve always loved skinny jeans. People say they’re uncomfortable but honestly, to me, there is nothing more comforting than having my calves hugged by soft, stretchy denim. So earlier this year, when Miu Miu, the instigator of all present trends, showed models traipsing down the catwalk in low-rise …

‘I had no female role models,” Aneeqa Ali tells me. “I had no choice but to ask men everything I needed to know.”

Is that big black box dominating your living room? Here’s how to discreetly screen your screens

For the founder of Ameriacn Vintage, the perfect second home is only 40 minutes away.

A white neon sign and gold string lights draw in passers-by on the edge of a war zone. Down a set of stairs and past a small entryway with wall of a mirrors lies the Slot Games casino.It is dimly lit, windowless and has an open floor plan and the …

The firefighters were exhausted after spending three hours taming an inferno at a publishing house attacked by Russian missiles. They were covered in ash, soot, and blood from the bodies they had hauled from the flames. And they were not expecting much of a rest.It was Thursday in Kharkiv. For …

Rubber ducks in your master bathroom? Please! It’s all about giving children their own ‘wash space’

Forget switching off, the new way to maximise remote working is to plug in on ‘workation’

The soldiers had spent almost a fortnight digging trenches day and night to deter Russian forces from crossing the border north of Kharkiv, but at about two o’clock on Friday morning the enemy came crashing through. Russia’s new assault on Ukraine’s second city had begun.“It was silent at first, and …

On Britain’s high streets, there is a coffee shop on every corner and someone clutching a takeaway cup at every turn. Yet new research shows ordinary coffees have shot up in price by almost a third at high street cafés — and there are signs the boom may have peaked. …

Nearly 500,000 antidepressant prescriptions are being given out to children each year, despite guidelines that say they should be used only in the most severe cases. Experts said the figures revealed the scale of the mental health crisis among the young, with NHS services struggling to cope. Charities said many …

Custom home fragrances are the latest luxe flex — from roasted coffee beans to the smell of a beach holiday

From bar stools to banquettes via benches, we have the styles and the know-how for every type of seat.

A year spent knocking down walls has transformed this London semi into a family home as chic as its owner

President Putin has visited Europe, generals are talking about national service and, once more, Britain is asking itself if it is ready for war. But set aside the dwindling ammunition stockpiles, the chronic shortage of fighter jets or the two sleeping aircraft carriers in Portsmouth harbour; what about the nation’s …

First, a warning: those who have not yet watched the final episode of The Traitors and do not want the outcome spoiled may not wish to read on. After four weeks, seven murders and 13 banishments, as well as a cameo by a clairvoyant, one lucky traitor walked away with …

Years of sweaty gigs have left an ever-ringing ‘ghost wasp’ in Jamie Fullerton’s ears. Scientists think their app could put millions like him on the path to a cure.

When model casting director Megan McCluskie moved to Folkestone, she couldn’t wait to give the interiors a fresh start

Could you live in Ibiza full-time? Meet the couples who made their favourite holiday destination their permanent home

Springboard for pioneering bands such as NEU! and Kraftwerk — as well as Germany’s finest contemporary artists including Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter — Düsseldorf brims with creative energy alongside its seven centuries of history.

You won a Tony for starring in Kinky Boots and producing the musical A Strange Loop. When was the first time you performed on stage? I grew up in a Pentecostal family in Pittsburgh and started singing in church when I was about five years old. I’ve always been nervous …

If you’re looking for a great new show to watch, perhaps it’s time you considered looking down under. Once a nation best known to viewers in the UK for lightweight sunshine soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away, the Australian TV market has in recent years hit a purple …

State secrets, spies and espionage have long been a favourite backdrop for television shows. From the 1960s boom, driven by the popularity of James Bond on the big screen, to modern adaptations of brilliant spy thrillers, we have been treated to some superb tales through the years. And now the …

Rather tragically, as a child I used to put on shows on my own in a shed. I had a crazy upbringing; there are swathes of it that I don’t remember because it was so traumatic. [In his autobiography Cumming revealed the emotional and physical violence his father inflicted on …

I would like to say an unknown band called Blur in a tiny tent at Reading in 1994, but I accidentally took my first and very much last acid tab off an apprentice plumber called Tony from Swansea and watched the The on the big stage instead. It was all …

Since the very earliest days of cinema, film-makers have been telling the true stories of people with lives less ordinary. With Ridley Scott’s epic take on the life of Napoleon about to hit cinema screens, we have compiled 20 of our favourite biopics, taking in an eclectic range of subjects. …

Inside Hill House founder Nell Diamond's pared-back, New York family home.

Blessed with the genetics of a Fijian rugby dynasty and with a sister who has played for the Red Roses, Exeter Chiefs’ Rusi Tuima is handling the pressure of making his own impact in the sport well. He has made a barnstorming start to the Premiership season, playing a key …