When extraordinary and one-of-a-kind intersect: 5 new Leading Hotels of the World

As one of the world’s largest luxury hotel collection brand, The Leading Hotels of the World seeks the unexpected and the exceptional for its collection. The result is a unique portfolio of hotels, which are united not by what makes them the same, but the remarkable details that make them different. The Leading Hotels of … Read more

Top 10 museum cafes and restaurants in Paris

Many of Paris’s museum cafes and restaurants now offer a lot more than coffee and cake. You can now expect great food and magnificent art – and some take their cuisine so seriously they merit a visit in their own right

The innovators: build and launch your own satellite … for £20,000

Technology used in mobile phones and laptops can now be used to track planes, follow tankers seized by pirates and even spot people flouting planning laws

Power cleaning: High-tech cleaning tools & services

Hello Spring! High-quality cleaning you can rely on. There is no special season to brighten up your home, office, or castle. The spring, however, triggers us to revive our homes and refresh our living & working spaces. Deciding to unclutter our life and clean up the space, let’s start with the things that are useless… … Read more

From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability

Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders

The answer lies in the soil and pesticides

Letters: A major research study by Newcastle University published last year found not only that organic fruit and veg contains more beneficial nutrients, but also four times less pesticide residues