Your good health: an Alpine spa crawl

For the price of a night in the pub you can luxuriate in a top Alpine spa. Debbie Lawson tries out three in Switzerland and Italy

Lotus has distilled the Evora into something that’s even more focused

Increased power, reduced mass, sharper handling. Lotus wants to make the Evora even better: lighter, faster and sharper. Following on from the recently announced Elise Cup 250, and the Exige Sport 350, Lotus’ famous Lightweight Laboratory has been hard at work cutting the weight of the Evora 400 by a massive 70kg. With a host … Read more

Luxuriating in the year-round sunshine: Shangri-La Hotel Doha

An Oasis Opened in the Dynamic Qatari Capital. Falcons are one of the Middle East’s iconic animals. They also evident in the architectural design of the new Shangri-La Hotel, Doha (Qatar). Shangri-La’s newest Middle Eastern property blends East with East to deliver the best of Asian and Qatari hospitality. The gleaming 50-storey property located in … Read more

London luxury homebuilder warns of ‘challenging’ market conditions

Capco, which is redeveloping the site of Earls Court exhibition centre, sees shares fall amid concerns over a supply glut

The Essential Luxury Items You Need for a Horse Show

When you own a horse, you’ll probably spend the majority of your time wearing your oldest clothes and a pair of rubber boots that are caked in mud. Caring for a horse is a messy business, and these creatures love to roll in muddy fields and soil their stalls leaving it for the owner to … Read more

It’s handbags: accessory labels do battle at London fashion week

Mulberry’s catwalk return and fun designs from Anya Hindmarch and Hill & Friends raised stakes in a UK market worth £2.7bn