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Five of the National Trust's most outstanding paintings, as chosen by the curators who care for the charity’s world-class collection
As The National Trust celebrates its 130th anniversary, we asked five of their curators to choose a key artwork from the ...
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The house that refused to die: Castle Howard's spectacular 21st-century renaissance
Molten lead cascaded from the roof into the centre hall, and then the dome crashed to the ground, leaving the interior an ...
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Barbour’s heritage jackets get a floral makeover courtesy of Erdem
Utilitarian outwear has taken the fashion world by storm and now Britain's world-famous wax jackets are getting in on the act ...
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The £40 car boot painting that might just be a long-lost Van Gogh worth more than £10 million
It's the things dreams are made of: you pick up an innocuous painting at a car boot sale only to discover that it might be a ...
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The Bordeaux Bullet, Mr Universe, The Friendly Ghost and The White Wizard: The Six Nations stars to keep an eye on in 2025
England will have to fly to overtake runaway favourites France and Ireland in the impending Guinness Six Nations, says Owain ...
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What happens to an A-list ski resort when it stops getting snow? In Megève, they’ve done amazing things in figuring it out
A couple of generations ago, Megève was blanketed in snow every year without fail, becoming a favourite with the rich, famous ...
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Brockfield Hall, the great Yorkshire house that’s gone from Regency mansion to modern family home
Brockfield Hall in North Yorkshire is the family home of Charlie Wood and Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden, who have transformed it since they came here in 2020, winning multiple awards in the ...
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5 million snowdrops, sitting on a wall
Painswick's carpet of snodrops, plus a Royal baby, our quiz of the day and more make it in to today's Dawn Chorus.
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The farmers who embrace the right to roam: ‘Farming can be isolating… it’s really nice when we get people through the yard’
Jane Wheatley speaks to a farming couple who actively encourage walkers to come across their land. When Tom and Debra Willoughby took on the tenancy of a 388-acre farm near Loughborough, ...