Today Eurostar celebrates its 20th anniversary: rail fan Jonathan Prynn takes us through its history — highs and lows — and highlights some new routes

Labour’s vow to tax £2 million-plus homes threatens to clobber London’s middle-class families hard. Jonathan Prynn joins the Farrow & Ball revolt

A cluster of hip hotels, slick developments and rapidly rising rents mean the area east of Oxford Street has finally arrived, says Jonathan Prynn