Luke Blackall

Luke Blackall edits the i's Caught and Social column.

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Cara Delevingne’s career suffered an early knockback when she was dubbed a dwarf

Cara Delevingne was a 'dwarf' before she hit the giddy heights

She’s one of the most photographed, talked about and in demand models of the moment, and at 5ft 9in tall, she is well above average height for a UK woman, but Cara Delevingne’s career suffered an early knockback when she was dubbed a dwarf.

The F-Type is only expected to sell in small numbers but it has to play the leading role in defining what Jaguar is all about

Man About Town: Once a Jaguar has you in its clutches...

Engineers have worked for three years to make the car's rumble so seductive

Man About Town: The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has an impressive legacy

You can tell the value of the art work by the quality of guest at the opening party

Matt Smith has decided to stand down as Doctor Who

The regeneration game: What next for Doctor Who after Matt Smith moves on?

Matt Smith’s decision to stand down as Doctor Who later this year will lead to speculation not only as to who’s next? But also what’s next for Smith?

Man about town: literary festivals and Q&As

Why ask a question which seemingly asks nothing?

Reports suggest that rugged movie tough-guy Tom Hardy is a top contender to play Sir Elton in Rocketman

Sir Elton John and Tom Hardy: Rugged movie tough guy is top contender to play the singer in Rocketman

The fantasy dinner-party question "Who would you like to play you in a film of your life?" has become a reality for Sir Elton John.

Sky 32 sits on the 32nd floor of the Galaxy casino in Macau

Macau raises the stakes: The exclusive Galaxy Sky 32 casino is only for gamblers who risk £1 million

Like a bet? Got a spare £1.07million? Well the Sky 32 venue is for you.

....'Enough said' indeed

Film: What’s scarier than a shark? A shark tornado!

It’s easy to see the logic behind Sharknado, a new film being touted to distributors at the Cannes film market: why have one just outlandish threat, when you can have two?

Keira Knightley is worth an estimated £30m

Taking Keira business: Does Ms Knightley really get by on £30,000 a year?

She won praise for her supposedly “frugal” wedding this month (if you forget about the couture dress and guests flying to France), and now Keira Knightley’s finances are back in the spotlight with the revelation that she earned “just” £30,000 in salary last year.

Man About Town: Fake Psy just one bubble in the Cannes champagne

The actual film business is only a small part of Cannes

 

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Babies behind bars: A Palestinian fertility doctor has become an unlikely hero by helping women conceive – even though their husbands are in jail

Babies behind bars

A Palestinian fertility doctor has become an unlikely hero by helping women conceive – even though their husbands are in jail
Sonic youth: The high-pitched sound alarm for under 25s

Sonic youth: The high-pitched sound alarm

Is Mosquito, the alarm only under-25s can hear, a blessing or a bane?
The art of living in small spaces: Architects are learning how to make less, more

The art of living in small spaces

Space in cities at a premium so architects are learning how to make less, more...
Special report: The story of Sir Mervyn King's reign at the Bank

The story of Sir Mervyn King's reign at the Bank

After four 'nice' years as Governor of Bank of England, things turned decisively nasty
Zombie nation: Our enduring fascination with a world full of death and destruction

Zombie nation: Our fascination with death and destruction

A new season of shows on Radio 4 is inspired by dark tales of future dystopias. Meanwhile, zombies are marauding in the multiplexes...
Martin Stephen: 'Ofsted says comprehensives are failing the most able but teaching bright children isn't rocket science'

'Teaching bright children isn't rocket science'

It doesn't take a selective system to nurture the best minds, says a former head of St Paul's boys' school.
The retail empires strike back: Can new technology lure us back to the high street?

Can technology lure us back to the high street?

The high street has been bruised and battered by online firms but in-store technology is helping to enliven the retail experience...
The 10 Best new smartphones

The 10 Best new smartphones

Photos, films, music, apps and browsing - the latest mobiles can do it all
Jenson Button: Downbeat driver cannot wait to put season behind him

Jenson Button: Downbeat driver cannot wait to put season behind him

McLaren man admits 'failed gamble' with car has left him pinning hopes on 2014 campaign
James Lawton: Firmer fist will be required to win Champions Trophy final battle with stouter foe

James Lawton

Firmer fist will be required to win Champions Trophy final battle with stouter foe
'To farm I have to rape the countryside. It’s got to be wrong': The true effect of the badger cull

The true effect of the badger cull

'To farm I have to rape the countryside. It’s got to be wrong'
Theatre review: Daniel Radcliffe gives an admirably honest performance in Michael Grandage's The Cripple of Inishmaan

First night: The Cripple of Inishmaan

Daniel Radcliffe gives an admirably honest performance in Michael Grandage's comedy
Girls Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen

Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen

After 103 years, organisation changes oath to welcome 'all girls, of all faiths, and none'
Steve Tongue: Joe Kinnear was one of the boys and a breath of fresh air... 21 years ago

Steve Tongue

Joe Kinnear was one of the boys and a breath of fresh air... 21 years ago
Chris Froome: Free from 'pain in neck' after Bradley Wiggins' exit

Chris Froome: Free from 'pain in neck' after Wiggins' exit

Sky's lead rider says he is in fantastic form for the Tour and happy pecking order debate is over