I am what I am: Alex Polizzi

Alex Polizzi, 36, is the presenter of Five’s Hotel Inspector, which starts on Thursday at 9pm

Time and place: Sandi Thom

The singer recalls the Angus estate where dreams — and flowers for her hair — grew

I should like Michelle Obama, but I don't

It all came to a head the other week when the putative First Fembot bowled through London on her way back to America from Vietnam

Friends reunited

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Was Liz pushing next season’s imperial trend or is she simply more majestic than ever?

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A-listers clamour to meet hottest couple in town

Just why are models, moguls and pop stars flocking to the fulcrum of Britain’s social scene, Uma Thurman and Arki Busson?

My week: Juliette Binoche

A time to dance and renew my love affair with London

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Archbishop of Canterbury picks up challenge laid down by Bishop of London who has renounced air travel for a year

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A startling solution to the Zimbabwe dilemma has been proposed by former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe in a rare public intervention

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The fusilli are flying after Nancy Dell’Olio claimed that Italian chefs in Britain cannot get their pasta right

People with Adam Sherwin

Politicians and The Beatles; Olga Scolari; Jim Caviezel; Dolly Parton; Christopher Hampton and Amy Winehouse

Prince Charles makes more, while paying less

The Prince of Wales cut his tax bill last year by £5,000 despite earning an additional £1m after some astute accounting

Clever crumpet

Now and then, a thinking woman’s crumpet appears who makes even the most Heat magazine-obsessed among us come over all cerebral

The Name Game

Here’s the thing — if you’re a superstar celebrity achiever, you will never think your kid is going to be run of the mill

Is Madonna's marriage on the rocks?

Of course, marriage isn't the the be-all and end-all, but a failure is a failure

I am what I am

Denise Van Outen, 34, is a television presenter, radio DJ and actress. Her new karaoke show, Who Dares Sings, is on ITV1

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Very rich men stay indoors these days

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Tennis star Maria Sharapova

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Tom Harris, the Transport Minister, delivers a guide to national happiness on the Total Politics website