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Fashion Plate: Linda Chandler
American expat and Apartment 86 owner Linda Chandler shares her style secrets with Viva.

Naomi Campbell talks fights and fitness with Russian PM
They have both posed topless for the cameras, both enjoy the limelight, and are both seen as sex symbols.

Paris: Sights less seen in the French capital (+map)
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller takes a break from admiring haute couture to track down some of Paris' best eateries and sightseeing spots.

Wine: Ticking the right boxes
New Zealand wines of genuine distinction and world class status are not legion, but they do exist. Some tick some of the boxes some of the time. A few seem to get it dead right most of the time.

Miu Miu teams with film directors to explore femininity
Female film-makers are turning their eye to the 'feminine love affair with Miu Miu' in a series of short films made in collaboration with the Italian fashion house.

Online map tracks streets of crime
England and Wales yesterday became the first countries in the world to release street-by-street information on crime.

Dublin: A grand old Irish occasion
Pamela Wade gets swept up in the magic of a game that unifies a nation.

<i>Alex Robertson</i>: Car inspection - a camera never lies
Checking your rental car for scratches before you depart on a journey can be tiring - but Alex Robertson has a solution.

Success: Boardmaker catches growth wave
Technical advances help windsurfing company chase overseas sales.

The architecture of murder and memorial
The eerie 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' reflects the insanity of Nazi brutality in its alienating architecture, writes Chris Barton.

Till death do us part: Why marriage leads to a long life
A study of the benefits of relationships has confirmed a truth that many have long held to be self evident: marriage is good for you.

Fake NZ doctor lied about London bombings
A fake NZ doctor hailed as a hero after London's 2005 bombing lied about her role in helping the victims, an inquest has been told.

UK schoolboy's murder 'planned on Facebook'
The 15-year-old was repeatedly stabbed and left to die on the floor of a London tube station during rush-hour, a UK court has heard.

Increase in cocoa prices could see cost of chocolate rise
Cocoa prices shot up this week after the Ivory Coast said it was contemplating an export ban.

Plenty of copy-Kates, precious few princes
Talent agencies in the UK are scrambling to find decent lookalikes for Prince William to keep up with the surge in demand.

Paris menswear shows: Thom Browne evokes the 19th century
A calculated risk can pay dividends, and where fashion shows are concerned, Thom Browne is a sure thing.

The smelling test
The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.

Serbia: Tagging along to history
Belgrade makes a point of living its past every day, writes Brett Atkinson.

Wine: Review your wine spend
Tasting wine that you can't afford is one of the pleasures of the job. It doesn't happen often but it's usually a joyous and memorable occasion when it does.