From primrose yellow day coats to voluminous couture ballgowns, silk headscarves to jaunty turbans, the Queen is a very particular style icon. Rebecca Gonsalves looks at her wardrobe over 60 years on the throne

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Killer's parents face jail threat

A boyfriend who strangled his aspiring-model girlfriend in a jealous rage was today described as "evil" by the dead teenager's family.

Magdalena Kozena/Mitsuko Uchida, Wigmore Hall, London

Too much flighty drama in mezzo-soprano's performance

Graff braves market woes to float at $1bn in HK

Graff Diamonds, the high-end jeweller, is forging ahead with an initial public offering to raise up to $1bn (£630m), setting a price range for its Hong Kong flotation despite a sell-off in equity markets.

Canadian police wait on suspect gem eater's next move

Police in the Canadian province of Ontario say they are holding a man who is accused of swallowing a $20,000 (£12,600) diamond.

Buoyant Net-a-Porter lifts Richemont's luxe profits

Shoppers snapping up luxury looks while sitting on the sofa each evening have helped online fashion site Net-a-Porter match the sales growth of its stablemates like Cartier and Montblanc at designer brands giant Richemont.

Luxury goods boom is lifting Richemont

Shoppers snapping up luxury looks while sitting on the sofa each evening have helped online fashion site Net-a-Porter match the sales growth of its stablemates like Cartier and Montblanc at designer brands giant Richemont.

Vidal Sassoon

Further to Marcus Williamson's interesting obituary on Vidal Sassoon (11 May), he glosses over perhaps the most important element of how he first got a job in a hairdressing salon, writes Michael S Fishberg.

Pandora boxes clever with a change of tactic

One of the lucky charms sold by Pandora, the jeweller chaired by former Asda boss Allan Leighton, may be paying off for the company itself.

Pandora's bling move 'paying off'

One of the lucky charms sold by Pandora, the jeweller chaired by former Asda boss Allan Leighton, might be paying off for the company itself.

Round-up: New home, same result for wasteful Broncos

A change of scene could not bring a change of fortune for the struggling London Broncos. Playing across the city at Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road while the Stoop is undergoing pitch repairs, the Broncos led 16-0 before collapsing to lose 29-22 to Bradford.

Owen Jones: The Sunday Times Rich List shows its boom time for the wealthy - and crisis for the rest of us

Real wealth-creators are bearing the brunt of austerity, while money-shufflers swim in luxury. Welcome to modern Britain.

Diamonds are Goldsmiths' best friends

The company behind the Goldsmiths jewellery chain nearly doubled its profits last year, thanks to strong demand for gold watches and diamond rings.

Chinatown’s markets

Singapore: Eat your way around Asia – on one island

Its rich multicultural heritage makes the city-state an exciting destination for a gourmet tour, as Sarah Barrell discovers

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Brendan Rodgers: Just like Mourinho... only different

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Obsessive, ambitious, eager to learn and with no playing career; can the Northern Irishman be Liverpool's Special One?
Gary Lewin: Players need winter break

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The England physio tells Patrick Barclay that this spate of injuries is due to the non-stop demands of the Premier League