Spaniards face ham shortage as Chinese market gets taste for jamón ibérico
Iberian ham has become the latest sought-after luxury from the west in China, but demand is outstripping supply
Life and style
Are pop-up igloos the new Christmas markets?
Pop-up snowglobes are appearing on roof terraces, and in back gardens and holiday resorts – with Instagram feeds set to be filled with #igloo pics all winter
The 40 best gadgets of 2017
From smart-speakers and virtual bikes to robot vacuums and indestructible cables, here is the year’s most covetable technology
Azzedine Alaïa obituary
Fashion designer with a gift for personal couture whose clients included Grace Jones, Madonna and Naomi Campbell
Time for all of us to shine – why ‘glow’ is the big new beauty trend
The beauty business has gone big on ‘glow’, a multitasking term slapped on everything from body oil to blusher. But is it just a marketing ploy, or is there more to it?