Willy Wonka

There are new homes and then there’s this. A brand new 38,000sq ft property in Los Angeles has just gone on the market for $250million. Of course at t(...)

New Year’s Eve celebrations are in full swing in some countries around the world as major western cities are tightening security amid continuing terro(...)

FROM CONOR POPE I’ve heard rumours you’re not the biggest Christmas fan. That seems weird because – as the song says – it’s the most wonderful time(...)

Journalist and critic AA Gill, who has died aged 62 will be remembered for his writing style and his use of language. Here are eight quotes from th(...)

Restaurant critic AA Gill, described as “a giant among journalists”, has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 62. Best known for his work in(...)

Writer AA Gill has revealed he has been diagnosed with the “full English” of cancers. He said his illness — diagnosed recently after family concerns (...)

The grey doorway in London’s Marylebone neighbourhood here is unmarked but for 11 words spelled out across the top rail: “The greatest secrets are alw(...)

Roddy Doyle I didn’t know Roald Dahl’s books when I was a child and I’ve never read his adult fiction. I started to read his children’s books when I(...)

In May, Steven Spielberg’s The BFG played out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Almost all critics agreed that the combination of Spielberg(...)

Nowadays, when trust in mainstream institutions has diminished, the anarchic children’s author Roald Dahl seems strangely prescient. What is James’s G(...)