Chateau shuffle-off: Alain Ducasse’s final meal

It has to be the gardens of Versailles in springtime, when nature is at its most generous, and offers an abundance of green and white vegetables

Grace Coddington: the woman who made fashion art

Over 30 years she created some of US Vogue’s most exciting and influential photo spreads, but now Grace Coddington has stepped aside. Is this a turning point for the industry?

Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution

10 of the best long-haul adventure holidays

Get out of your comfort zone with these trips to less-visited parts of the world, from driving down Jordan’s desert highway to tackling high peaks in Mongolia

Richard Branson fronts nail-biting campaign against rhino poaching

Adverts featuring the Virgin founder and Chinese celebrities highlight that the keratin found in rhino horn has no more health benefits than chewing your own fingernails

50 David Bowie moments

From suburban London schoolboy to a musical colossus, snapshots of David Bowie’s kaleidoscopic life