When was the last time you had something made for you? I don’t mean a latte or a roast chicken, but an object of desire. Like a suit, or a pair of shoes? Or, if you’re seriously minted, a house? Or if you are that way inclined, a… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 21, 2009 3:04PM

Second conjoined twin 'waking slowly'

Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna

The second girl who was separated from her conjoined twin during a marathon operation in Melbourne this week is being slowly woken from her induced coma, doctors say

Krishna is in good condition but is expected to take longer to recover than her… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 21, 2009 1:58PM

Giles Coren reviews the New Angel

Food festivals are not normally my bag. Mostly it’s a load of hectoring vegans waving plates of leaf-mould cheese under your nose, fat thickos struggling to come to terms with the value of their “meal tokens”, and whey-faced liggers determined to get drunk on thimble-sized sampl… Read full post »

There can be no home improvement project more controversial right now than a basement extension, scores of which are currently being gouged out beneath homes in prime sections of London and the Home Counties.

Going underground will cost six figures, take about a year, and… Read full post »