Tag: Society
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Q&A: Everything you need to know about air pollution
As the UK is hit with another wave of air pollution we look at the causes and effects, what you should do and what action is being taken
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‘Ageism is so last century’: Harvey Nichols uses 100-year-old model
Department store marks Vogue centenary by running ad that ‘proves the older generation can be fearlessly stylish too’
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Sir Elton John and JK Rowling listed as most charitable UK celebrities
Singer donated £26.8m and author gave £10.3m in 2015, though Sainsbury family top list of wealthy givers with £220m
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En-suite education: the unstoppable rise of luxury student housing
The UK’s student boom has seen a spate of new, expensive, high-spec studio flats for them to live in, even as local residents are desperate for affordable accommodation. From Coventry to Cambridge, are universities starting to resemble property developers – and does this help or hurt our cities?
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How London’s booming ‘butler class’ takes care of the wealthy elite
The capital is home to 1,000 ‘family offices’, made up of lawyers and financiers who service every need of the super-rich
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London luxury homebuilder warns of ‘challenging’ market conditions
Capco, which is redeveloping the site of Earls Court exhibition centre, sees shares fall amid concerns over a supply glut