Shard leads Olympic Aquatics Centre in race for the Stirling prize
Other contenders for architecture award include Birmingham library, Everyman theatre in Liverpool and LSE student centre
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Oxford’s Ashmolean exhibition reveals real curse of Tutankhamun
‘Discovering Tutankhamun’ returns visitors to the Tut mania that followed 1923 excavation of the boy king’s tomb
India’s rich to quadruple wealth in four years as ranks of multimillionaires grow
A sixth more people are worth at least £2.2m than a year ago and demand for luxury goods is on the rise
Dyson Cool AM06 review: is this the world’s most luxurious desk fan?
Arguably the best desk fan on the market, Dyson’s newest innovation is ambitious, powerful and very beautiful – but comes with a hefty price tag
Cheetah smuggling driving wild population to extinction, report says
Rising demand for luxury pets in the Gulf states taking gruesome toll as two-thirds of snatched cubs are dying en route
Burberry cheque: Christopher Bailey wins over fashion world but not the City
He was hired on sight as the brand’s designer and plucked from college by Donna Karan, but investors ask if he is worth £20m