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Manscara and guyliner are usually the reserve of teens enjoying their experimental emo phase, not the seriously wealthy suited and booted customers of Tom Ford. But that’s all set to change when the designer launches cosmetics for men alongside the modern metrosexual grooming staples of cleanser, moisturiser and eye “treatment”.

The 75-year-old child killer's habits and hospital lifestyle are revealed as he tries to get transferred to a normal prison

Obsession and horror in an eerily plausible modern 'Frankenstein'

Illegal owners pump animals full of steroids as dogs become key commodity among criminal gangs

Tribunal judges accused of shocking levels of ignorance and prejudice

As cynical voters scorn politics, this epic survey reminds us why its ideals still matter so much

Mary McIntosh, the leading feminist sociologist and academic, was not scared of breaking boundaries. She was looked on as being one of the leaders of the "second-wave" of the feminist movement, and was also one of the founders of the gay and lesbian movement. McIntosh fought for equal rights, and both sexual and legal recognition for all. She was instrumental in making the academic world reconsider the sociological lives of gays and lesbians.

Amelia Bullmore's funny, filthy dialogue propels three old mates through the highs and lows of friendship

Amelia Bullmore's funny, filthy dialogue propels three old mates through the highs and lows of friendship

If the festive season's enforced togetherness is proving a torment, curl up in a corner with this manifesto for the shy, sensitive loner.

The trainer quit counselling, after witnessing too much inhumanity, to find redemption with horses. Chris McGrath hears her story

A new study casts doubt on an urban legend, but the myth of the deadly candy refuses to die

The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out against the House of Lords becoming an entirely elected chamber.