Balfron 2.0: how Goldfinger’s utopian tower became luxury flats

The selloff of Erno Goldfinger’s landmark building in Poplar is a central element of a new plan to transform London’s East End

Stella McCartney’s climate credentials bang on trend in Paris

Fashion industry cottoning on to sustainability agenda as designer shows collection

‘I gave a blueberry facial to a vegan dog’: inside the pet pampering boom

From cat spas to dogs Fitbits, pets are more fussed over than ever. What’s behind the mini-me phenomenon?

Sali Hughes’s 40 best sustainable beauty brands

From packaging to ingredients, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks the top brands doing their bit for the planet

‘Okra is the most foul thing ever grown’: chefs on their most hated ingredients

From ‘horrible’ coconut to ‘stomach-turning’ turbot, top chefs reveal the foods they can’t stand