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If there’s anything more joyful than making a visit to the coast in any season, it has to be heading there with your beloved dog

LONDON’S MOST EXCLUSIVE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND HOMES ARE WELCOMING CANINE COMPANIONS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. FROM ANNABEL’S AND LIBERTY TO SCOTT’S AND J SHEEKEY, ALEXANDRA GOSS DISCOVERS TAILS WAGGING ACROSS TOWN, AND SEEKS ADVICE FROM THE CAPITAL’S MOST IN-DEMAND BEHAVIOURIST

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

UNLIKE MY LATE mother, who owned every single household power tool she could get her hands on and always bought the latest kitchen appliances, I have never been a sucker for a gadget. I don’t even buy

As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills