
Toby Keel
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature and more.
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The £3 million Van Dyck painting going under the hammer with a unique buy-one-get-one-free offer
If you've ever dreamed of owning an Anthony van Dyck, now's your chance to pick up two in one go — plus more fun from today's Dawn Chorus.
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Britain lost 25 million of its 'graceful giants', the elm tree — but there's finally real hope that they are coming back
Once the hallmark of a rural idyll, our English elms were almost eradicated by the devastating fungal infection of Dutch Elm Disease. Thankfully a new cultivation aims to secure their survival, as Andrew Martin explains.
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What happened when Country Life put The Queen's Jack Russells on the Girls with Pearls page
After the sad news that one of Her Majesty The Queen's beloved Jack Russells died at the weekend, today's special edition of the Dawn Chorus looks back at the day that Beth and Bluebell took over Country Life magazine's famous Frontispiece page to become the first ever canine Girls in Pearls.
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Henrietta Spencer-Churchill: My life at Blenheim Palace, from waterskiing on the lake to dealing with a £10 million bill for a new roof
Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill joins the Country Life Podcast.
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Queen Camilla says 'sad farewell' to her beloved Jack Russell, Beth
Her Majesty Queen Camilla's much-loved Jack Russell terrier Beth has died.
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'Other cultures celebrate the elderly. So why do we consign them to beige farms that smell of cabbage and wee?': Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on Changing Rooms, retirement living and growing old disgracefully
30 years after finding worldwide fame as TV's most flamboyant interior designer, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has a new mission: to turn retirement villages into places more like boutique hotels than 'oatmeal coffins'.
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Skate at Somerset House is the friendliest thing you'll ever do in London
Relying on the kindness of strangers is alive, well, and found in Skate at Somerset House on the Strand.
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An 800-year-old home where oak panelling and ancient floors sit alongside a heated pool and football pitch
Old and new rare come together with such striking contrast as at The Old Hall in Netherseal, Derbyshire. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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How the man who created the British Museum also invented hot chocolate, the £32.5m Notting Hill mansion 'infested with millions of moths', plus our Quiz of the Day
All this plus a gorgeous old Land Rover. We really spoil you every morning at 7am.
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A cake with a surprise ingredient that's either a stroke of genius or 'grounds for divorce'
The best way ever to get one of your five a day, or a crime against baking? You decide.
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Dawn Chorus: The breath of fresh air that costs £8, a bizarre trick for getting rid of slugs and what you need to know about the Beaver Moon
Plus our Quiz of the Day.
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The science behind how Nature can heal us, and how it's easier than you think, with Professor Miles Richardson
Professor Miles Richardson joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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Dawn Chorus: The mini-Hogwarts for sale in north London, a song for the King and our Quiz of the Day
A house in the spookily Gothic Holly Village, a birthday song for His Majesty and good news for fans of keeping warm on remote Scottish islands.
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A beautiful Cornish bolthole, a £15m mansion and a converted mill dating back 1,000 years, as seen in Country Life
Our pick of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life this week has some truly delightful places.
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Dawn Chorus: Hot news just in from The British Reversible Plough-Off Final, meet Country Life's new kitten and our Quiz of the Day
Plus, a question to answer: would you rather own a Hebridean island or a garage in Clapham?
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Dawn Chorus: The seven types of gentleman, the hillsides covered in Cadbury's, and try our Quiz of the Day
Looking for a new party trick? You've come to the right place.
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: Changing rooms, mixing leather and velvet, and the joy of growing old disgracefully
Interior designer and TV icon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen joins the Country Life Podcast.
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A breathtaking house and garden for sale that was created by one of Britain's greatest landscape architects as a playground for his family
Thomas H. Mawson, one of the 20th century's most renowned landscape architects, created this place for his family to enjoy. A century later it's looking for a new owner.
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Dawn Chorus: Sleep divorce, hurkle-durkling, a heartwarming father-and-son Royal image, and our Quiz of the Day
It's our daily Dawn Chorus, dedicated to bringing you all the things you might have missed that might just bring a smile to your face on a wintry November Monday.
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Five magical homes for sale, from an equestrian dream property to a 17th century manor, as seen in Country Life
We take a look at some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life in the last couple of weeks.
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'Only the richest estates will be asked to pay': Labour's DEFRA Secretary hits back after backlash over inheritance tax plans for farms
Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, has explained the government's position on inheritance tax and farming.
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The Dawn Chorus: A White House doppelganger for sale, the dog that saw a ghost and how to be better looking than David Beckham
Our daily round-up goes supernatural.
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11 outstanding homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Our look at some of the best homes to hit the market via Country Life this week includes an irresistible cottage and a snooker room which comes with an entire country house (and estate) as a bonus.
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No Mr Bond, I expect you to drive: The Rolls-Royce dripping in gold created to celebrate 60 years since Goldfinger
Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin have gone to town with their special edition cars celebrating Goldfinger, the third James Bond film, which came out 60 years ago.
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