From Italy to Indonesia, when it comes to hotel amenities, a picturesque tennis court will always trump a 24-hour gym. So, ...

The career of Robert Smythson brilliantly unites two architectural universes. As a child of the Reformation and a man who trained within an essentially late-medieval tradition as a mason, he built ...

Gold taps, gold shower, gold bath, gold wallpaper and even a gold ceiling: this ornate gilded bathroom by Drummonds is a ...

They call him everything from mizzly Dick to Jeremy joy and he’s said to be deaf, speak seven languages and grow a new set of legs every decade. What is certain is that Britain’s largest songbird, the ...

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Beavers always know best' — especially when they're saving people £1 million. When faced with a problem around the house or ...

A new hybrid aircraft promises eco-friendly aviation. Designed and built in the UK, can it be the future of air travel?

The part of the garden that draws most interest at this time of year is the temporary arbour, now abundantly laden with ornamental gourds. Every year in February, we bring back small ash saplings from ...

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It's widely believed that Ferrari will unveil its first electric car this year. It's the signal that the internal combustion ...

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