Smoking cocktails, shock-value cinema and all-out fancy dress – here's how to celebrate Halloween in style this month

The gloves – and lobster hats – are off: Lady Gaga, a.k.a Stefani Germanotta, presents a pared-back persona in A Star Is Born

The great and the good of the gadget world gathered in Berlin last month to show off all their latest shiny wares. What was best in show?

David Vermeulen co-founded the world's first experiential dating app in 2012, which now boasts one million users 

Balthazar Fabricius and his bespoke bookmakers Fitzdares offers a members' club experience for high rollers 

He may have traded Formula One for designer clothing and glitzy restaurants, but the chameleonic Italian businessman has never lost interest in the thrill of the chase

The British actress on her stately start in the industry and swapping period drama for punchy musicals

As a new exhibition exploring the influence of Michael Jackson on contemporary artists opens, a look at the late superstar’s little-known tenure in Bahrain offers an insight into this legendary performer’s life

The politician holds forth on the EU referendum, student fees and standing at the next election

Join the crème of the capital at this year’s finest festivals and events

Although one of the world’s greatest actors, the East Londoner says his Docklands’ roots – and being a father – keep his size tens firmly on the ground

Actor Martin Freeman has followed an eclectic path, in roles that led from The Office via the hobbitlands of Middle-earth to the complex, troubled Dr Watson and, most recently, the Black Panther’s CIA sidekick

The Olivier award-winning actress on chasing irresistible roles, pirouetting in Piccadilly Circus in the pouring rain and why retirement is definitely not on the cards

What keeps casinos turning: an exacting world of cards, coins and cheating

Meet the 26-year-old catering to the world’s 0.1 per cent

London-based society princess-turned-savvy entrepreneur Wendy Yu shares her favourite haunts in the capital