The elites in British life are increasingly drawn from a class privileged by the school their parents sent them to, while the prospect of social mobility for the poorer in society decreases steadily, writes Jill Lawless.

It began as a coffee table book — ex-Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld took photos of models, actors, and musicians, all wearing Chanel's classic coat. Now, the Little Black Jacket is a major exhibition, opening in London next month.

COCO CHANEL: A fashion icon whose name has become shorthand for timeless French chic, a shrewd businesswoman who overcame a childhood of poverty to build a luxury supernova and ... a Nazi spy?

The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History

FANCY a bargain?

Squatters are holed up in two £15m (€16m) mansions on one of London’s most exclusive roads, it was reported today.

THE Duke of Westminster remains the wealthiest property man in Britain despite the rise of self-made billionaires, a new rich list has showed.

The richest Irish property owner is Sean Dunne, who last month paid Jurys Doyle a record €260 million for 4.84 acres in Ballsbridge, Dublin, where he plans to build residential apartments costing up to €1.25m, according to Estates Gazette magazine’s annual rich list.

HARRY POTTER author JK Rowling has joined the ranks of the world’s ultra-rich and is now estimated to be worth an astonishing €804 million, it was revealed yesterday.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has joined the list of the world's richest people.

Britain’s super-rich appear to be weathering the economic storm after a report today showed the combined wealth of the wealthiest 300 people in Britain rose by 5% last year.

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.