Taylor Swift swan frolic prompts huge expansion in sales of inflatables

Demand for designer pool accessories – from doughnuts to unicorns – soars as shoppers splash out on social media props

Forget Alexa, Amazon’s next big product is … wine

World’s largest retailer moves from tech products to its own wine, to revive the ‘direct connection between wine-maker and customer’

High living, low sales: Shard apartments still empty, five years on

Luxury flats with a price tag of up to £50m were touted as an easy sell – yet have failed to shift as the London market slows

Electric car revolution: calculating the cost of green motoring

More battery-powered vehicles would mean cleaner air and quieter streets – but also a drain on the National Grid and less fuel duty to the Treasury

Tweed and Le Tour Eiffel at Chanel’s couture show – photo essay

Karl Lagerfeld looked to the chic symbol of the City of Light for inspiration for his autumn/winter 2017 couture show in Paris

East Sicily: what to see plus the best bars, beaches, restaurants and hotels

With baroque palaces, fine beaches and Mount Etna, the Ionian coast is home to most of the island’s crown jewels – underpinned by glorious local food and drink