Carla Passino

How property owners and farmers can turn their barns into warehouses

In one of the great unexpected consequences of 2020's turmoil, there's a huge demand for extra warehousing — and it could be one that rural property owners turn to their advantage.

Hackney's journey from bucolic open space to one of London's great melting pots: 'It's the friendliest place I know in London'

Over the centuries Hackney has morphed from a land of gardens and streams to a vibrant, artsy and welcoming community, as Carla Passino explains.

Living on Primrose Hill: Chocolate-box streets, village spirit and some of the best views in London

Carla Passino takes a look at the finer things about living on Primrose Hill.

Four truly incredible homes for sale across the world

Carla Passino picks out some of the best homes on the market across the globe right now.

Three mesmerising historic homes for sale across the Continent, from a Venetian palazzo to a villa with its own aqueduct

With interest in international properties making a surprisingly strong showing, Carla Passino picks out three beautiful houses in popular destinations.

In Focus: How Pimlico went from Mozart's playground to a world-famous hub for design and antiques

London’s premier design district is home to some of the world’s leading interior-design and furnishing shops, but its refined façades belie a bohemian past, as Carla Passino discovers.

The strange case of the blonde hedgehogs of Alderney

While hedgehogs across most of Britain have been in a worryingly steep decline, those in the Channel Islands fare better since they have no natural predators — and that has meant a strange quirk has taken place on the tiny island of Alderney.

How St James's went from London's 'receptacle for offal and cinders' to its prettiest little city centre village

Carla Passino takes a look at St James's, the part of London that is truly 'regal by design'.

Chiswick life: Beautiful homes, art and elephant-shaped topiary in leafy West London

Royalty, rockstars and a rose or two have all called the leafy district of Chiswick home. Carla Passino delves into what gives it its charm.

The real story of Belgravia: Angry mobs, the 'Bloody Bridge', and London's most beautiful garden squares

Belgravia is the name on every Londoner’s lips, thanks to Julian Fellowes’s recent TV series of the same name. Carla Passino delves into the affluent district’s history.

'You can't furlough a cow': Farmers urge with public to buy direct to keep them in business during lockdown

Enterprising farmers have been setting up websites and even selling their wares via vending machines to keep things moving as much of the world has ground to a halt. Carla Passino reports.

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.

Are we facing 'Insectmageddon' or is it too soon to worry? Experts split over latest bug research

There's good news and bad news from the insect world in two recent reports that paint different pictures of the plight of insects around Britain. Carla Passino explains.

Botticelli 'copy' in a Welsh museum turns out to be the real thing worth tens of millions

For years, a work thought to be in the style of Sandro Botticelli languished in a museum storeroom. But since the removal of the ham-fisted efforts of a previous dealer or restorer has shown that the painting is the real thing.

Living in Richmond-upon-Thames: London's prettiest spot and Britain's only protected view in a place full of history and nature