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REVIEWS

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THE COLUMNS

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THE OLD UN'S DIARY

All the news that matters. And some that doesn't

THE REGULARS

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TRAVEL

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East of Islington

Will East of Islington's most notorious stray survive with his manhood intact?
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Man in a Wooden Hat

Jane Gardam's story about her last novel, which was inspired by an old wooden carving she had seen previously in The Hague.

The Luthier's Art

John Hancock thought he knew the quiet lodger, George Vlummens, upstairs, but now isn't so sure.

Reflected Glory

Patrick Reyntiens's stained glass is everywhere from Coventry Cathedral to Cochem, Germany, where he made eight scriptural scenes each forty feet high.

World's Worst Dumps

Andrew Hosken on the demise of Notting Hill

Hunza at Last

Raleigh Trevelyan finally gets to the Hunza valley

Lord Richardson

William Keegan remembers the former Bank of England Governor

Jean, Stewart and me

Stanley Price only ever had a quick-stepping bit-part in Jean Simmon's life, rather than the leading role he yearned for. But did she choose the right man?

Oldie of the Year Awards

Roundup of this year's glamorous awards ceremony