‘We will be ready, inshallah’: inside Qatar’s $200bn World Cup

Can the richest country in the world buy its way to footballing glory? We joined the Qatar 2022 hopefuls to find out

Sex sells: why Modigliani’s 98-year-old hymn to lust is worth $170m

Painted through an absinthe haze as the first world war raged, Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu couché mixes modernist thrills with age-old hedonism. No wonder it still seduces

How humans are driving the sixth mass extinction

Scientists have been warning for decades that human actions are pushing life on our shared planet toward mass extinction. Such extinction events have occurred five times in the past, but a bold new paper finds that this time would be fundamentally different. Fortunately, there’s still time to stop it.

Genuine pieces of miniature handmade furniture for royal pooch

Pet furniture for the pampered pooch. Whether it’s for the curious feline or the playful dog, this pet furniture brand knows first-hand what it means to love your pet. Netherlands-based Lord Lou challenged the traditional concept of the “comfortable pet basket” to become better, more expressive, more stylish and more luxurious. These high-end beds and … Read more

‘It’s an insult’: Chinese property developers race to the top of London’s skyline

Giant luxury towers (with their own karaoke rooms) to spring up around the city as eastern investors look to Britain. But residents fear deals will force them out