A hotel escape in the middle of the Thames: Monkey Island Estate review

This idyllic island retreat not far from London is rich in history and luxury

Lawrence Stroll: the F1 boss and fashion tycoon rescuing Aston Martin

Canadian billionaire is leading a consortium pumping £182m into the luxury car marque

20 of the best learning holidays in the UK and Europe

From singing and surfing to furniture-making and freediving, we choose breaks where you’ll learn new skills while having fun in beautiful surroundings

Bet365 founder Denise Coates tops list of UK’s biggest taxpayers

Entrepreneur Stephen Rubin and James Dyson are second and third, says Sunday Times

Fendi Casa 2020: Macro geometries and blocks of dominant colours

Each piece of furniture in the new Fendi Casa collection 2020 unveiled at Maison & Objet Paris may be personalised down to its finest details (from coatings to metallic inserts, all the way to patterns and colours), designed as they are to respond to the most diverse inspirations. The colour palette of the collection space … Read more

If women ruled the world: Dior’s Judy Chicago tribute is more than a gimmick

Would buildings resemble wombs? Would God be female? Would there be violence? This collaboration between the new woman at Dior and the great feminist artist had some terrific banners