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The key countryside issues in the 2024 general election — and what all the main parties say about them
Promises, promises... With a week to go to the General Election, we compare and contrast the party manifestos on some of the issues that affect rural life. Kate Green reports.
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Just a third of ‘empty nesters’ downsize after children leave home
Hoping to buy a home with more space to raise your young family? If so, don’t count on it. The majority of empty nesters want to hold onto their home despite their children moving out, according to fresh research.
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The M25 and A3 junction's 'wildlife bridge' shows the way forward for Man and Nature
We must ensure that the UK’s first ever heathland green bridge, straddling the A3 and a lifeline for diminishing wildlife, isn’t the last of its kind to open, says John Lewis-Stempel.
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British Telecom’s 1980s phone box design caused uproar 40 years ago — now, campaigners are battling to save it
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Something to stink about: Plant that smells 'like a garbage heap in high summer' blooms at Kew for only the third time
Two rare plants (Titan arum and Aristolochia goldieana) are both in bloom at the world famous gardens, but you'll have to be quick, as the flowers will only last for 48 hours.
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A 400-year-old house that’s as romantic a country cottage as you could hope to find
How many kinds of sweet flowers grow in an English country garden? Well, head to these magical gardens in Kent to get an idea…
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Golden times for golden eagles as Britain's most majestic bird of prey hits 300-year high
Conservation efforts to help golden eagles are paying off, reports Annunciata Elwes.
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Is now a good time to buy a house? What do you need to ask before making an offer? And where are the best places to look? Annabel Dixon on the Country Life podcast
Property writer Annabel Dixon joins the Country Life Podcast to take a look at the state of play in the housing market.
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How a bit of gardening could £23,000 to what your house is worth — and even tidying up could make you £13k
From sprucing up your front door, to tackling the weeds in your garden, here’s how you can prevent thousands being knocked off the value of your home.
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'Living lawmowers': How hungry hairy Hungarian hogs will help save the UK's most endangered butterfly
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Pigs and cows will help Butterfly Conservation maintain one of the last remaining breeding spots for the High Brown Fritillary butterfly.
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10 ways to save the planet, according to Country Life
There are many practical ways in which we–individuals, groups and Government–can make a difference to our planet, both locally and nationally. As the General Election looms, we present 10 areas where improvement is badly needed.
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House buyers pay up to 122% more to live in one of Britain's most beautiful areas
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Bridesmaid's dress from Queen Elizabeth II's up for auction at Christie's
The dress, designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, was commissioned by the Queen Mother and was once worn by Kate Moss.
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D-Day veterans in their own words: 'A lot of men did very brave things. I simply did what I was told to do'
The surviving veterans of D-Day are well into their nineties, but many still remember the events with stark clarity. Three of them spoke to Patrick Bishop and Katy Birchall; portraits by Mark Williamson.
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'If we hadn't managed to land our troops... this world would have been a different place': New photographs tell the stories of our D-Day veterans through their own words
To commemorate 80 years since the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, military charity Blind Veterans UK is paying tribute to the men and women who served in that decisive operation with portraits of survivors, overlaid against images taken at the time they remember too well.
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Half a century ago, one of Britain's greatest ever gardeners planted roses at Mottisfont Abbey — and right now is the perfect time to go and see them
Planted by the legendary horticulturist Graham Stuart Thomas, the 1,000 individual roses at this priory-turned-country house are considered his 'masterpiece' and bloom only once a year.
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A venue where AC/DC played, a hospital where Vera Brittain wrote and the largest glassmaking company in the world are the newest additions to the Victorian Society Endangered List
Every building has a unique story and they are all in danger of being lost, the heritage society warns, unless we act now to save them.
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The British seaside towns where the average home costs almost £1 million — and the ones where you can still buy a home for £100k
This pretty town has retained its crown as the most expensive place to buy a coastal home. Annabel Dixon discovers which other resorts made the cut.
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Tarquin Millington-Drake's tale of 500 hours, 45,000 photos, and the endless subtlety of the wild grey partridge
Photographer and author Tarquin Millington-Drake's dedication to capturing wild grey partridge is extraordinary. Paula Lester went to meet him.