10 of the best design hotels in the world

Charles Eames said the role of the designer is to be a good, thoughtful host and for a design hotel to work, it should do just that. These 10 – from Bali to Budapest – are hard to beat

Mercedes-Benz E400 4MATIC AMG Cabriolet: ‘A shamelessly luxurious sports car’

The only drawback to a car like this are the prying eyes that follow you whenever you drop the top

Zurich, Switzerland’s chocolate capital

On a cacao-driven crawl of the city’s craft chocolate shops, our writer discovers they’ve got the sweet stuff down to a fine art

Aston Martin Valkyrie preview: ‘A car to bring on a fit of the vapours’

Only a handful of these stunning track cars are going to be built, but that won’t stop millions of us lusting after them

Volvo XC60 review: ‘Jaywalking moose can rest easy’

The bestselling SUV from Volvo is the safest car on the road… but don’t ask it to park itself

Land Rover Discovery review: ‘Do you always reverse into other people?’

The latest luxury seven-seat SUV from Land Rover is as glossy as it is immense. Just be very careful when you try to squeeze into a parking space