Fashion
SIZZLING SUMMER STYLE
Easy, breezy elegance that’s chic, cheerful and effortless, is what summer fashion is all about. And it has never been so simple to achieve. The high street is a hot spot...
Interview
Frances Barber
There are any number of opportunities in television and lm for young actresses. For a select few, your Dame Maggie Smiths and your Dame Judi Denches, there’s a tidy living...
Features
Secrets of BRITAIN’S POMPEII
The current Pompeii exhibition at the British Museum o ers an unprecedented glimpse into ordinary Roman lives. The exhibition’s motley collection of domestic minutiae,...
Beauty
Lipso facto
Whether you’re a fan of statement shades or sheer shine, these products will ensure your lips speak for themselves…{igallery...
First Impressions
LENNY HENRY
What are you working on at the moment? Fences, a play about Troy Maxon, an African-American (they called them ‘coloured’ back in the day) dustbin man in the 1950s. He used...
Interview
From fragrance to fine art
I’m like every other artist out there,’ says the strikingly chic Marie Guerlain. ‘In the beginning, it was a struggle. You’ve got to make a name for yourself and sell your...
The Lady Bloggers
Battle of Hastings
Solar-Power
‘Bring me sunshine, in your smile. Bring me laughter, all the while…’ Do I need to carry on? Morecambe and Wise were immune to global warming. Theirs was a world where the...
Globe Trotter
Sports packages
FATHER’S DAY FAVOURITES Television coverage of great sporting events is extensive nowadays but nothing beats watching it from a ringside seat. Show dad – or hubby – how...
Langton-Lockton
Britain’s greatest garden?
There is a no more privileged way to visit a great garden than in the company of a member of the family who created it and who has known and loved the place since...
Theatre
What ho, Jeeves… we’re back!
The news that Stephen Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen are to portray PG Wodehouse’s very own Jeeves and Wooster on the West End stage this autumn will already have...
Television
Wars and roses
Devotees of Sky Atlantic’s Game Of Thrones will feel a certain sense of déja vu as they settle down to watch The White Queen (BBC One, Sunday at 9pm). That’s no great...
Book Reviews
New must reads
OUT NOW RED NILE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST RIVER by Robert Twigger (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £25; offer price, £20)Frequently the source of material for...
Film Review
Do you believe in happy...
Writer-director Richard Linklater has once again partnered Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy to bring the third instalment of his Before… films. Before Midnight follows on from...
Theatre
Four degrees of separation
Never one to shy away from making light of our darker sides, Alan Ayckbourn is always best when playing with the lives of middleaged married couples. First premiered in...
Gran Knows Best
Peppermint Oil
Other than being minty fresh, peppermint oil is one of the world’s oldest medicines. A couple of drops in water, drunk after a meal, can help prevent indigestion and ease...
Daily
News Round Up: 18 June
UK set for hottest days of yearBritain is set for the hottest day of the year tomorrow with highs of up to 30°C. The weather also brings higher humidity meaning that clouds...
Latest jobs
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Housekeeper/Companion / Leicestershire
Housekeeper/Companion Leicester GBP400 net per week, plus accommodation - live-in/out option Our Client is an independent, strong willed elderly woman with traditional values, is looking for an incredibly flexible, intelligent and resourceful person with their own interests. The role involves[…]
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Global Academic Advisor / Dubai
Global Academic Advisor Amman, Jordan Competitive Tax Free Salary Free Accommodation One Year Return Airline Ticket Work Permit Residency Fantastic opportunity to be part of the academia team of a new English School to be based in Amman, Jordan. They[…]
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Housekeeper/Cook / Unspecified
Role Details For: Housekeeper / Cook East Sussex nr Haywards Heath GBP400 - GBP500 npw Live-In - 3 Bedroom Self-contained accommodation nearby Use of a vehicle for errands and shopping Our Clients are looking for a Housekeeper / Cook for[…]
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Head of Household (LIVE OUT) / London (Central)
A Live out Head of the Household is required for this newly renovated 6 bedroom property. This Full time flexible position meeting the principals travel, business and entertainment schedules. Managing the house with pride and impeccable standards, providing a top[…]
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Live-In Companion/Carer / Gloucestershire
LIVE-IN COMPANION/CARER STROUD/LONDON GBP500 NPW, PLUS ACCOMMODATION, EXPENSES Our client seeks a personable and good-humoured companion for their student daughter in her early twenties, with mild learning difficulties. A similar aged companion preferred to a 'mother figure', someone who can[…]
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Housekeeper/Cook and Driver/General Estate Worker Couple / North Yorkshire
HARD WORKING HOUSEKEEPER/COOK AND GENERAL ESTATE WORKER COUPLE REQUIRED Titled English gentleman and Lady without children require a hard working couple with great integrity and a strong work ethic who pay great attention to detail. We like the standard of[…]
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Live In Nurse/Housekeeper / Shropshire
LIVE IN NURSE/HOUSEKEEPER SALARY NEGOTIABLE TO RELEVANT STROKE AFTERCARE EXPERIENCE SHROPSHIRE ACCOMMODATION - AMAZING BARN CONVERSION SEVEN DAY ROTA - TWO DAYS OFF Our client an elderly gentleman in his early 70's, who has a highly successful career and out-going[…]
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