Just how should one deal with the theft of a guest’s belongings at a private party? Thomas Blaikie advises

Pride And Prejudice is 200 years old. Thomas Blaikie advises on what we can learn from the past

Pug dogs have a surprisingly sophisticated code of etiquette. Here are a few of the essentials, says Gemma Correll

Shopping in the sales can be a smashand- grab experience – approach it in a calm way, says Thomas Blaikie