New submarine in a class of its own

HMS Astute is half submerged, her dark fin looming above the waters of the Clyde. Even from a distance, the UK's newest and most powerful attack submarine looks formidable - a vessel you would rather not encounter in the murkiness of the ocean depths.

Small Prices from Big Appliances Keep Falcon Range Cookers Moving

Essex based white goods supplier Big Appliances has had some outstanding cookers in its time – but none so fine as the gloriously colourful range of Falcon range cookers it’s currently stocking. For top of the range quality and sheer design pleasure, Falcon cookers have always been a bit special – but this lot really surpass even the good Falcon name.

Meet John Makepeace, the furniture designer who never stops asking why

Driven, ambitious, with an endlessly enquiring mind and a desire to constantly test boundaries, John Makepeace is no ordinary furniture designer/craftsman, so, when he opens the door to his beautiful, Grade II listed home in Beaminster, Dorset to welcome me in, I am surprised at his unassuming demeanor. I forget that Makepeace, who was originally destined for Oxford and a career in the Church ...

The autumn hot list 2010

From the hip-hop artist who scares Kanye West to the funniest teens on the telly and the launch of Tom Ford's must-have womenswear label, here are 20 highlights for the next season 1. Celebrity offspring It's easy to be envious of second-generation celebrities. Not only do their genes mean that without even trying they look vaguely famous, but they also get an unfair leg-up when it comes to ...

British street food: Real meals on wheels

A well-dressed couple are picking their way through a grimy car park by a plumbers' merchant in Peckham, south London. "This is an industrial car park," says the woman, correctly. "Are you sure we should be here, darling?"