In Kenya, courses in anti-poaching
To my left, a 30-year-old woman is eating crocodile meat and ox testicles for her birthday meal. I’m sitting in…
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The new HNW dating agency which prizes money and manners
If you are an affluent but time-poor Londoner who eschews online dating and has no interest in the meat market…
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Choosing the perfect diamond ring to give your marriage a shining start
Being female, it hadn’t occurred to me what an alien world most men enter when they embark on one of…
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American art is finally learning to laugh
American artists have always tended to be skittish on the subject of humour. Saul Steinberg, for instance, was a great…
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David Ross
British entrepreneur David Ross is a staunch supporter of the Tory government, which is why it is so surprising to…
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Enjoy an aphrodisiac trip with Fifty Shades of Edinburgh
When finding adjectives to describe the land of haggis and the wee dram, ‘sexy’ doesn’t often come to mind, and…
ByYou can't be too careful online in protecting your privacy and even your home
Jenny Afia explains the importance of online privacy to stop the press peering through your virtual keyhole From the analogue…
ByHMRC determined to pluck the non-doms' tax goose
Non domiciles may have to accept HMRC are limiting previous freedoms to interpret tax in the UK says Sophie Mazzier…
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William Cash is honoured to meet Dame Maggie Smith at a royal investiture
I recently attended the investiture at Windsor Castle for my father’s knighthood for over 30 years of political service. Each…
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Vanitas, vanitas, all is vanitas at BRAFA’s sixtieth edition
Two things set the tone for an international art fair. First, the style of the invitation to the VIP Preview…
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Opera Review: Giordano, Andrea Chénier, Royal Opera House
I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with the Royal Opera House’s latest offering: Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier directed by David McVicar.…
ByVanitas, vanitas, all is vanitas at BRAFA's sixtieth edition
William Cash welcomes a memento mori or two at the Brussels art fair Two things set the tone for an…
ByOpera Review: Giordano, Andrea Ch’nier, Royal Opera House
Melinda Hughes swoons over Jonas Kaufmann’s singing and David McVicar’s lavish staging I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with the Royal…
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US has highest number of ultra wealthy, report finds
A new report from WealthInsight shows that the UK’s UHNW population has now risen to 10,000 individuals. This would place…
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Restaurant review: The Green Room, National Theatre
You know the drill. Your play starts at 7pm. You don’t have much time but you most certainly need to…
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Restaurant review: La Tagliata
With this place the clue is in the name. Specialising in tagliata – a traditional Italian dish of sliced beef…
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Spear’s promotion: Romance at Raffles Praslin, Seychelles
A place in time, an experience to be savored, every moment in life should be as enchanting as a romantic…
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Located at the heart of the Indian Ocean, the luxury all-villa resort offers unmatched views of pristine beaches, turquoise waters…
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Clementine Wallop’s Nigeria diary of plans and unplans
Friends occasionally ask whether Nigeria has lived up to the expectations I had before I started spending most of my…
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Book Review: Any Other Business by Martin Vander Weyer
A handful of individuals have abandoned careers on Wall Street or in the City of London and become successful writers…
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