Life & Style
How to live your best life, from timeless fashion, jewellery and watches, to cars, food and drink and dogs
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A sartorial survival guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower ShowThe forecast for next week's Chelsea Flower Show looks sunny and stable, but the question around what to wear still remains.
By Amie Elizabeth White Published
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'There's a reason Andie MacDowell gets chatted up by everyone at that wedding — the hat': A snob's guide to hat etiquetteWedding season is upon us — and ignoring the words 'hats encouraged' on an invite is not an option, says Sophia Money-Coutts.
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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'I drove the tractor after coming back from testing with Peugeot recently — and it feels so slow': A brief chat with the world's fastest farmerWhen he's not tending his fields in Cornwall, Alex Quinn is competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the European Le Mans Series and testing for Peugeot in the FIA WEC.
By Matthew MacConnell Last updated
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The unsolved mystery of Masterpiece the toy poodle, the world’s most valuable dogThis is the extraordinary tale of the toy poodle who transformed the breed into a symbol of glamour — before vanishing without a trace.
By Florence Allen Published
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'I’m always desperate to know how cold it was in those big houses or how disgusting people smelled': Artist Lyndsey Mendick on her dream time-travel destinationsWhere would you go if you could wind back the clock?
By Carla Passino Published
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The ‘fibre of the Gods’: Why a t-shirt can cost £245The world's rarest fabrics are all nature's doing and the pinnacle of luxury, finds Hayley Bloomingdale.
By Hayley Bloomingdale Published
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'I’ve sat structural engineering exams, but nothing compared with this': How to become a honey sommelierAs challenging and prestigious as achieving a master of wine certificate, the quest to become a honey sommelier requires an elite sensory education.
By Melanie Cable-Alexander Published
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Jaecoo 5: A smaller, cheaper version of that car you've been seeing everywhere latelyThe Jaecoo 5 is the smaller sibling of the now ubiquitous Jaecoo 7 and is similarly packed full of tricks, toys and tech. It's functional, but is it fun?
By James Fisher Published
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Meet the English dandy responsible for Royal Ascot's strict and enduring dress codeBeau Brummell was an arbiter of men's fashion who rejected flamboyant clothes in favour 'good form, fine fabrics and sedate colours'.
By Amie Elizabeth White Last updated
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It's Twingo time: The world's coolest car has made a comebackAn icon of summer holiday's past, the new Twingo carries on Renault's recent run of designing fabulous 'retro' cars.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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Short legs working overtime, royal connections and that famous ‘butt wiggle’: The history of the CorgiLong, low-slung bodies, short legs working overtime, an unmistakable strut — and, of course, that famous ‘butt wiggle’. That’s right: the corgi.
By Florence Allen Published
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Marcus Wareing: ‘I’ve sacrificed more than any other chef’The MasterChef host and celebrity chef talks to Lotte Brundle.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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What is everyone talking about this weekend: Is cider the new black?Cider — more specifically, fine cider — is making waves on the British dining scene following a bumper apple harvest in 2025. Could cider tasting menus soon replace those for wine?
By Will Hosie Published
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£300 million, AI cameras and fixing 400 potholes a day: Despite best efforts, Britain's roads are worse than everJulie Harding tries to get to the bottom of why there are so many potholes and what, if anything, can be done.
By Julie Harding Published
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Swaine: A quiet authoritySponsor Content Created With Swaine London
Swaine — a byword for British excellence for more than 275 years — is celebrating the modern City gentleman in its latest campaign.
By Country Life Published
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What is everyone talking about this week: The curious case of American diningAs His Majesty The King heads stateside, Will Hosie ponders why Americans — who are allegedly Great Britain's greatest fans — haven't yet adopted our table manners.
By Will Hosie Published
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From Land's End to John o' Groats in one of the world's best sports carsFor more than 30 years, the Mazda MX-5 has been a favourite of petrolheads everywhere. Trinity Francis drives from Land's End to John o' Groats to find out why.
By Trinity Francis Published
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'Where we're going we don't need roads'By soaring skywards and ‘slipping the surly bonds of Earth’, achieving a pilot’s licence opens up a whole new world of freedom and adventure, eulogises fellow flyer Freda Lewis-Stempel.
By Freda Lewis-Stempel Published
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The first detailed and accurate bird’s-eye view of the capital ever seen shows London in a whole new lightA new book lets readers travel back in time to a period when myriad timber yards were on the south side of the Thames opposite the Strand and Bermondsey was open countryside.
By Julie Harding Published
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Salon Privé: Pictures from London's loudest garden partyAll the action from three days of classic and supercar action on the lawns of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
By James Fisher Published
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From the watch brand favoured by The King, to the £350,000 model featuring more astronomical features than a rocketship, here’s how to hide your money on your wristChris Hall rounds up the more modest (bear with us) launches at this year's Watches and Wonders exposition.
By Chris Hall Published


