Carla Passino
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A drink for all seasons: nine crowd-pleasing, well-priced wines from around the world
From Rioja alternatives to fruit-packed bottles, discover an eclectic selection of interesting, reasonably priced wines with our latest list.
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A 'a symphony in red brick' just outside Guildford offering charm, creature comforts and two swimming pools
Set on the Sutton Park Estate, Grade II-listed The Manor House has beautiful period features, manicured grounds and two swimming pools.
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The house where a young JFK forged his career has come up for sale in Washington
A pretty, red-brick building that has been beautifully renovated, 1400, 34th Street, was home to the American politician at the outset of his career.
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An irresistibly pretty coastguard cottage only accessible by boat — yet just a few splashes of an oar from the pub
Built in the 1830s, One, Coastguard Cottages stands above the Yealm estuary, a short row-boat ride away from Newtion Ferrers and Noss Mayo, and affords magnificent views of the water pools.
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The 7 most spectacular properties for sale in the world right now
We've trawled the globe to find the best properties on the market, from a bubble palace above the Bay of Cannes to a historic château in the Czech Republic.
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Knightsbridge life: From a hotbed of taverns and thieves to one of the poshest parts of London
Today, Knightsbridge is home and host to the glamorous, but it wasn't always quite that way, finds Carla Passino.
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Shoreditch life: How a little-loved corner of London became a hotbed of art, culture and £5m loft apartments
Shoreditch's incredible transformation over the last two or three decades has turned a little-loved part of London into a world-famous centre of modern culture. Carla Passino finds out more.
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In Focus: How a taped banana questioned the meaning of art
Made with a banana duct-taped to a wall, The Comedian, the latest installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, sparked the debate on what is a work of art — especially after the fruit was eaten by performance artist David Datuna.
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The 'perfect whisky collection' is to go under the hammer — and it's expected to fetch £8 million
Almost 4,000 rare or unusual bottles, accumulated over the course of two decades by American businessman Richard Gooding, will go on sale next years and could fetch £8 million.
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'One of the finest period houses in Hampstead village' comes up for sale, beside the heath that inspired Keats and Constable
Ideal for entertaining, this magnificent period property is less than one minute away from the green expanse that inspired Constable.
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'A jumper is for life — not just for Christmas' urge campaigners against Yuletide 'fast fashion'
Some 12 million seasonal jumpers will be sold this year and the vast majority are made of plastic, exacerbating the devastating impact that fast-fashion is having on the planet.
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Country Life Today: Spain accused of being 'a deplorable choice' for UN climate conference
A no-holds-barred assault on the Spanish fishing industry, Banksy raising awareness of the homeless and the woes of the Christmas jumper are in today's news round-up.
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Country Life Today: 'This is perhaps the ultimate wake-up call from the uncontrolled experiment humanity is unleashing on the world’s oceans'
In today's round up, we examine why oxygen loss is putting oceans at risk, discover that action to cut air pollution brings almost immediate benefits to human health and find out which bird's arrival marks the start of winter in Gloucestershire.
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A countryside dweller's guide to the 2019 General Election: Who will do what, and where, and when?
With the general election fast-approaching, discover what each of the main parties plans for the countryside, farming and the environment.
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Country Life Today: The $10 million apple that stays ripe and fresh for an entire year
This morning we take a look at a new apple full of promises, Queen Elizabeth I's handwriting and St Paul's Cathedral.
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Elizabeth I's terrible handwriting helps scholar identify a manuscript written by Good Queen Bess herself
Ill-formed letters helped University of East Anglia academic Dr John-Mark Philo identify the Queen as the author of a late 16th-century translation of Tacitus
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Country Life Today: Why deadly bacteria could be our allies in the fight against climate change
In today's round up, we find out how bacteria can help us stem global warming, meet the Scottish farm going plastic-free and discover top chefs' favourite fast foods
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Meet the 18,000-year-old frozen puppy that could be the world's oldest dog
Perfectly preserved down to its frozen paws, Dogor might one of the very first dogs to have been domesticated — but whether pet or wolf, he's already an Internet celebrity.
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Does farming's greener future mean a return to tradition, or new technology that heralds 'the end of sustainable agriculture as we know it'?
With the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis becoming increasingly pressing, we could see a shift away from conventional agriculture towards indoor food production, say some experts.
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Hands off our red phone boxes, say Yorkshire parish councils
North Yorkshire residents are fighting to save 43 phone boxes that have been slated for removal, saying that they are crucial for public safety in an area with patchy mobile coverage.
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The Saxon treasure hoarders 'have been convicted of a crime that they needn’t have committed'
Treasure theft made the headlines after two metal detectorists were convicted of stealing a £3-million Viking hoard, but an expert thinks cases are actually decreasing compared to the past.
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Walkers warned to watch out for ticks after potentially deadly parasite found in British sheep
While testing sheep in the North of Scotland, scientists from the University of Glasgow have detected the tick-borne organism, which can infect humans and has serious consequences if left untreated.
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Climate emergency named as the Oxford Word of the Year for 2019
This year marked a seismic shift in the way we talk about the climate, with a meteoric rise in a wide range of phrases that express gravity and urgency.
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Country Life Today: The Eden Project lights up the Cornish night in a stunning display
In today's round-up, we reveal why the Cornish garden has illuminated its biomes; discover an unusual Jacobite relic that is going under the hammer next month; and find out why Africa's tropical plants are facing extinction.
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