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FIRST LADIES OF THE TITANIC On the week of its centenary, Titanic expert Richard Davenport-Hines tells us why surviving the disaster meant being female and rich The sinking of the Titanic in 1912, like Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel murders a quarter of a century earlier, started a media storm that has never abated. When the news of the mid-Atlantic calamity first reached shore, the headlines concentrated on the gallantry of the men who had stepped aside at the lifeboats and upheld the tradition of ‘women and children first’. After the survivors reached New York on their rescue ship, the story that emerged proved more complex. Women had died, and men had survived, in greater numbers than initially reported. In all, 201 out of 324 first-class passengers survived, 118 out of 277 second-class passengers, and 181 out of 708 third-class voyagers. MORE >

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BOYD TO TAKE ON BOND William Boyd will take Bond back to the 1960s for new novel in the year of the 60th anniversary of Casino Royale While the details and title of the next 007 adventure naturally remain secret, Boyd has revealed that next year’s book will mark a return to ‘classic Bond’ and will be set in the late 1960s – fans of his spy thriller Restless will know just how promising that sounds. MORE >

FOODIE FRIDAY RECIPE: HAIRY BIKERS' COOKIES Try these vibrant Norwegian Cardamom & Lemon Stamped Cookies from The Hairy Bikers' Big Book of Baking We discovered that cardamom is a really popular spice in Norway, used in many cake and biscuit recipes. We made these cookies on a boat on the Geiranger Fjord – a stunning spot. MORE >