At home with Syrian refugee ‘Mohammed’

Mohammed in the kitchen area of the garage he rents in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
©Dalia Khamissy

A man living in a garage in Lebanon refuses to lose hope

Villefranche Sur Mer, Near Monaco, Cote D'Azur, France

Hot property: Transformations

Nine converted properties, including a penthouse that used to be a Paramount Pictures office in London

Lucy Kellaway sets off

Around the world by private jet, with Lucy Kellaway

After touring six countries in 10 days, Lucy Kellaway shares her holiday snaps

©Gerhard Stromberg

Snapshot: ‘Wood (Lake Bork I)’

German-born artist Gerhard Stromberg’s painterly photographs reveal traces of human endeavour

©Michael Danner

Brave new buildings: the Einstein Tower

Most scientific breakthroughs occurred in boring buildings – but this one was an early exception to the rule. Photographs by Michael Danner

Rowley Leigh's pheasant with celery, cream and pimenton
©Andy Sewell

Pheasant with celery, cream and pimenton

‘The pheasant is beautiful to look at but requires a bit of effort by the cook’

Pressurised suit in front of a Soyuz training module (Star City)
©Edgar Martins (www.edgarmartins.com)

The European Space Agency, by Edgar Martins

These eerily unpeopled photographs of space agency facilities by the Portuguese photographer give unparalleled behind-the-scenes insights

Australian wildfires

New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state suffers as dozens of houses are destroyed, forcing hundreds of evacuations and leaving one person dead

Ireland’s most expensive house

Back on the market for €12m

Gianni Fontana, fashion consultant from Milan
©Sophie Elgort

Milan suit style – as seen on the streets during Milan Fashion Week

Workweek and weekends, Milan looks to suits and sport coats – and many go sockless

Slim and KPN: death of a deal

Mexican billionaire pulls back from his Dutch takeover bid

In pictures: How the budget deal was struck

House vote of 285 to 144 lifts debt ceiling and reopens government

Peugeot’s long and winding road

From coffee grinders to electric vehicles

The eurosceptic tide

Slideshow: Best of Burberry

Ahrendts moves on after transforming fashion house

Boris’s China charm offensive

London mayor meets students, shoppers and performers in mission to boost UK trade

Boardroom bloodlines: Riady family

Small bicycle shop develops into a banking empire

Slideshow: Nature’s fury

In the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, flash flooding that killed 6,000 people has been followed by an economic crisis

David Hockney: Return to LA

Snapshot: Still Life with Peaches, 1912, Laura Gilpin

To recreate the look of an impressionist painting, the photographer uses an early technique that was patented by the Lumière brothers in 1903