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The etiquette: 'Lying is critical'

How to say thank you: Comedian Rebecca Front advises on the etiquette of receiving gifts

Don't offend friends and relatives this Christmas – show your gratitude for their gifts. And here's how...

The 10 best last-minute gifts

1. Razor A Scooter

Minji Suh and Her Pink Things, 2009

Girls will be girls: The battle for our children's hearts and minds this Christmas

Katy Guest investigates the true colours of the so-called 'gender divide'

The apps that keep the iPad at the top of everyone's Christmas list

The iPad is hugely successful. But will this be its last Christmas on top? David Phelan has a sneak preview of the latest apps and assesses the wonder gadget's future.

The 50 Best gifts for women

Don’t risk getting it wrong... Kate Watson-Smyth has some excellent ideas

<p>1. Instead of a Book by Diana Athill</p>
<p>£20, granta.com</p>
<p>Can anyone resist the 94-year-old grand dame of publishing? This volume of letters spans 30 years.</p>

The 10 Best: Gifts for women

1. Instead of a Book by Diana Athill

£20, granta.com

Can anyone resist the 94-year-old grand dame of publishing? This volume of letters spans 30 years.

1. Rolex Milgauss 116400 GV, £4,611, Mappin & Webb
1. National Gallery portrait detail plastic plates, £5 each, National Gallery shop
1. House of Hackney lamp, £485, Liberty
1. Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme Sport, aftershave balm, £32, John Lewis
1. Derek Rose striped cotton pyjama set, £135, Mr Porter
1. Opera glasses, £35, National Gallery shop
1. Leather jacket, Daniel Silver for Acne, £1,200, Acne
1. Wooden shoe lasts, £49.95, Selfridges; purple patterned socks, £17, Paul Smith; Duchamp multi-striped socks, £16.95, Harrods; oval frame, £11, and square frame, £9, John Lewis

Fabulous Christmas gift ideas: Man about town

From billfolds for him to glitter boots for her, the second part of our ultimate Christmas gift guide has all your present needs nailed

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Child of the revolution: the Burmese family that democracy brought back together

Home of the free

The Burmese family that democracy brought back together
Cannes review: Canine accolade and Hitler's return are high spots amid the gloom

Cannes review

Frocks, canine accolade and Hitler's return
Robert Fisk: The going price of getting away with murder... would $33m be enough?

The going price of getting away with murder

Robert Fisk: The long view
Principled Skinner rises above the fray

Principled Skinner rises above the fray

Andy McSmith meets Dennis Skinner
Patrick Cockburn: I fear this terrible massacre will be the beginning of a long civil war in Syria

Patrick Cockburn

I fear this terrible massacre will be the beginning of a long civil war in Syria
Hardeep Singh Kohli: For me, it is all about 'Gregory's Girl', a record of first love

Hardeep Singh Kohli

For me, it is all about 'Gregory's Girl', a record of first love
Christian Louboutin: 'I don't think comfort equals happiness'

Christian Louboutin interview

'I don't think comfort equals happiness'
Happy birthday, Hotel Babylon!

Happy birthday, Hotel Babylon!

Hollywood's home to the A-list celebrates 100 years of discreet luxury
Rupert Cornwell: Low-rise capital could finally reach for the sky

Rupert Cornwell: Out of America

Low-rise capital could finally reach for the sky
The secret life of the red carpet

The secret life of the red carpet

As Cannes reaches its climax with the Palme d'Or and the celebrities gather in London for the Baftas tonight, Kate Youde and Jack Dean investigate the real star of the show
It's not easy being Professor Green: The rapper, the heiress and a drama made in Chelsea...

It's not easy being Professor Green

The rapper, the heiress and a drama made in Chelsea...
Hardcore, hard-wired: How the prevalence of porn is changing our everyday lives

How porn is changing our lives

It's everywhere - from pop videos to fashion magazines to the theatrical stage.
River Phoenix: the final reel

River Phoenix: the final reel

Twenty years after the actor's death, his last film is to be released
Facebook: The shares shenanigans

Facebook: The shares shenanigans

Investors are crying foul over the huge losses they incurred when the social network site floated on the stock market last week
Up and away – how '7 Up' went global

Up and away – how '7 Up' went global

As the last episode of Britain's '56 Up' airs, the first episode of '28 Up', from the former USSR, starts. Then there's the US, Japan, Germany...