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Which building in London means the most to you?

The Round Chapel in Clapton tells the stories of my family’s many lives

Donald Trump has got his trolling swagger back

... and Kamala Harris is reaching for Joe Biden's jaded, bleak rhetoric

Keir Starmer is just beginning. Three months. I mean, come on. Give the guy a chance! - Sir Tony Blair

As I sit opposite Sir Tony Blair in his private office at his Institute for Global Change in Fitzrovia, only 100 yards or so from David Beckham's Studio 99 production company, I ask if Sir Keir Starmer is good enough to last two terms, or even three?

Comfort over style? Not for me

Bella Freud says her M&S collab is far from cosy

Jamie Dornan

Actor Jamie Dornan loves breakfastin bed at Claridge's, martinis at Dukes and River Café feasts with Stanley Tucci

Why it doesn't matter the England boss is German

But international football should be 'our best against your best'

Tuchel's England mission

Is he the man with the golden touch?

Jingle tills! The best Christmas in five years

The West End has high hopes after Covid and the cost-of-living crisis

London's new elite? Meet the Gaytriarchy

Gay men are running everything from AI firms to the art market. WILLIAM HOSIE on how to ascend the Holy Homo Empire

Hidden London

SECRET SPOTS YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO DISCOVER

Is Threads a non-toxic social media haven...or a rage-baiting hellscape?

What does Mark Zuckerberg's rival to Elon Musk's X really offer, asks RICHARD GODWIN

Another unsparing reflection of society - with added filth-from France's finest provocateur

HOUELLEBECQ IS SO GENEROUS WITH HIS PLOTS AND SUBPLOTS, THE PERSONAL AND THE POLITICAL

Britain's best lines - This is pure pleasure to read

Hollinghurst's mastery is to come at our times with an oblique but cutting angle

Jacob Collier

Dubbed the new Mozart, he has three million Instagram followers — oh, and Chris Martin's his mentor. Meet...

I saw Dahl's racism first hand, but he shouldn't be cancelled

His views were abhorrent and shameful, but the bigger picture is complex

What happens if you talk to a stranger in London?

I broke the golden rule and it has been a very wild ride

Trump will win the US election - and he'll be good for London

He may lose the popular vote, but the electoral college will be his

Inside the Met's misogyny battle

A reputation in tatters. Trust at an all-time low. But with a vow to fix things by the new year, how is the force doing?

Dame Joan Collins

\"People say, 'Joan, you're so normal' And I am. Although I do give really good diva. On stage I diva it to death\"

I'll Always Have Northern Soul, But When I Saw London I Was Hooked - Despite my grandma's dire warnings, just had to leave Oldham behind

Despite my grandma's dire warnings, just had to leave Oldham behind

The Queen, Drink and Drugs... What Made Me and Saved Me- Artist Chris Levine on kicking bad habits and shooting our art greats

For artist Chris Levine, Andy Warhol is always watching. A genuine self-portrait by the great Pop artist gazes out from the wall of Levine's studio in Hampshire, given to him by a collector after learning that Warhol was a huge inspiration. He said I could have one if I wanted. I thought he was joking, but a few weeks later he turned up with a big roll.

Mabel 'You Can Make the Most Incredible Song and People Will Still Just be Talking About your Tits' - As a best British female Brit award winner and recent inductee into the rarified Spotify Billions Club for 2019 single Don't Call Me Up, stepping back into the limelight should have been smooth sailing for Mabel McVey.

As a best British female Brit award winner and recent inductee into the rarified Spotify Billions Club for 2019 single Don't Call Me Up, stepping back into the limelight should have been smooth sailing for Mabel McVey. But when the mononymously known pop star teased her return on Instagram in March, the message was filled with heavy allusions to the difficulties of what had come before.

How the Mossad Algorithm is Reimagining Modern War - Hi-tech, elaborate, audacious... Israel's foreign intelligence agency is leading the spying world into uncharted territory

Of all the monuments to the horrors of the October 7 massacres, the remains of the military outpost closest to the Gaza Strip and the nearby kibbutz at Nahal Oz must be the most melancholy. They received the first onslaught of the Hamas terrorists at around 4.30am.In less than an hour 66 soldiers were killed, six were captured and six are still missing while at the kibbutz nearby 15 were killed and eight taken into Gaza as hostage.

Carsley's England audition - The right man for a fresh start?

Don't be fooled by his low profile, say those who know him best- the ex-U21s boss can take the side to new heights

Conte’s rant gets to heart of problem facing Postecoglou

Tottenham boss must fix the soft centre that curses club

The man who put the fizz back into Soho House

...and his stunningly chic new 'club within a club' in Mayfair

At home with...Idris Khan and Annie Morris

Modern art mixed with cosy fabrics works a treat in the artist couple's Islington home

London's Hidden Gems

SECRET SPOTS YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO DISCOVER

Ronan shines in McQueen's journey through war-torn London

A strikingly assured debut performance from child actor Elliott Heffernan anchors Steve McQueen's film.

Restaurants like Daquisemake London whatitis

No one can be expected to know everything. Still, you’d think a critic might be sure how to pronounce the name of the restaurant they were reviewing.