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It’s now under a month until Christmas Day arrives and preparations are well underway. Food-lovers conquering Taste of London last week left with a top-notch selection of winter-warming chutneys and cheeses to enjoy with all the leftovers that their belt loops will allow. The turkey; it’s on pre-order from M&S (naturally), booked for delivery at midday on December 24th. As are the vegetables, the cranberry sauce and the Christmas pudding. Meanwhile the first-time yuletide hosts among us have sagely pinned the store’s guide to a ‘beautifully bronzed bird’. All that is left is the fizz. An...

And so last week we Rude'sters boarded the Eurostar to the French capital city of Paris famed for its café culture, its gastronomy and designer boutiques dotted along the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré. But we weren’t there solely for the purposes of eating, drinking and bringing to life everything we read in 'How To Be A Parisian'. Au contraire. We were there for a conversation with acclaimed French fashion designer, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac about the launch of his newest collection - ‘The Callection’. A collaboration between the designer and smartphone leaders, OnePlus, featuring a line of ...

It’s the month us islanders look forward to all summer. Holidaymakers with children have rushed home to get their cherubs back to school and the hedonist party goers that braved the late-August heat have taken the last of the budget flights home. If like a clever few you’ve planned your Ibiza vacay for this side of September you should be feeling pretty smug. Temperatures have reached 40 degrees since we left August behind. The waters around the coastline are nicely warmed up having spent months basking in the sun. As are the world's best DJs who’ve been treating clubbers to relentless sets...

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