Costume jewellery created for the woman at the heart of a royal scandal raised several thousand pounds at auction.

The success of a film about France's role in sending Jewish families to concentration camps surprised its writer-director, reports Peter Calder.

Once a dusty desert town, Mecca now soars above its surroundings with a glittering array of skyscrapers and luxury hotels.

The latest exotic expedition for the moneyed traveller is being organised for the centenary of the Titanic disaster.