Victoria Beckham looked frozen as she watched her husband make his debut for Paris St-Germain last night. I’ve just spent two days in Par...

I’ve been longing to see the movie of Les Misérables since last spring, when I unexpectedly stumbled on to the film set dur...

The hall’s full of bike bits, there’s a ton of washing (make that two tons) scattered across the floor and a well-thumbed copy o...

As regular readers will know, my student daughter is at university in Paris this year. She’s settled into a flat on the Left Ba...

In an interview with The Guardian ’s Decca Aitkenhead last weekend, JK Rowling said: “I just needed to write this book. I like i...

If you’re looking for a chic hotel in Paris that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg then  Mama Shelter  could be the place for yo...

“I can’t believe I’m leaving you in Paris,” I told my daughter as we hugged goodbye on the Boulevard St Germain. “I’m more ...

There’s an autumn chill in the air, the garden is covered in leaves and the traffic in Oxford has resumed its usual snail-like craw...

My daughter and my husband are in Paris this weekend. Their mission? To find a flatshare for her year at university there. Luckily they stru...

My favourite piece from yesterday’s Sunday Times was an interview with new cookery sensation Rachel Khoo in Style magazine. Rachel is the...

The most memorable lunches I’ve ever eaten have been in France. From a posh restaurant lunch in a medieval hilltop village near Cannes to a...

Like most people, I’ve done loads of my shopping online this Christmas. Instead of flogging round the shops in the freezing cold I've sa...

With less than a month to go, I’m worrying about the Christmas turkey. I know I should have cracked it by now but the truth is that I’m use...

“You only ever say three things in French,” said my son. “Bonjour, s’il vous plait and merci.” Crushing words, but the trouble is he’s r...