This is a clever book but not to the extent that it’s too clever by half. Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott (the jacket is shown on the ...
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St Tropez is surely one of the most glamorous places on the French Riviera. A military stronghold and fairly ordinary fishing village until the begin...
Read MoreFOREIGN: A famously stylish site facing north in the South of France
It was reported earlier this week, notably via a front-page story in The Times, that things are warming up when it comes down to sorting out Britain&#...
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You would be hard pressed to find a more quintessentially English film than this. Based on the Booker-shortlisted novel of the same name by Penelope F...
Read MoreFILM: Not unputdownable but a quite riveting watch
France beat Croatia 4-2 in this year’s World Cup Final in Moscow, the second time they had won football’s grandest prize in the past 20 ye...
Read MoreFOOTBALL: The World Cup Final – France finish with a flourish
In the heart of one of the poshest areas of London, St James’s Street in SW1, about a five-minute walk from Buckingham Palace (and you can’...
Read MoreFOOD: As well as football the French know a thing or two about food
This is a little story about The Holme, an opulent premises in a sensational location on the Inner Circle of Regent’s Park, London NW1. This ho...
Read MoreFUN: The Holme is far from being a home from home
The French Riviera is one of the most famous and alluring holiday destinations on the planet. But that is only half of it. Maybe not even half. From ...
Read MoreFOREIGN: In summer the Côte d’Azur is the Kingdom of Gold
England got their Russian World Cup campaign underway with victory against Tunisia in the Volgograd Arena yesterday. Just like old times. A couple of...
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