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Housing market back on the up, and buyers ‘resorting to bribery’ to secure their dream homes

Housing market back on the up, and buyers ‘resorting to

Why the housing market could be turning a corner, how a quarter of buyers have tried to ‘bribe’ sellers to
London’s most exotic place to stay, the heartbreakingly beatiful suite in Alec Guinness’s favourite old haunt

London’s most exotic place to stay, the heartbreakingly beatiful suite

The Connaught’s Mughal-inspired King’s Lodge is intricate, spectacular, and enlessly romantic. Rosie Paterson went to take a look. Sir Alec
‘The equation is inescapable. Our rich societies will simply have to pay the proper price for food’

‘The equation is inescapable. Our rich societies will simply have

Country Life’s columnist Agromenes urges us to take a cold, hard look at the way we grow and consume food.
Inside the extraordinary hotel that put a remote Indonesian island on the map

Inside the extraordinary hotel that put a remote Indonesian island

Sumba is famous for three things: surfing, wild horses and NIHI. We sent Emma Love to investigate whether the island
The art heist with a happy ending, 15 years later

The art heist with a happy ending, 15 years later

In a heist with a happy ending, a stolen Lavery oil made its way back to Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, where
The heart-stopping work of removing a 150-year-old stained glass masterpiece from one of Britain’s greatest cathedrals

The heart-stopping work of removing a 150-year-old stained glass masterpiece

One of Salisbury Cathedral’s most famous stained glass windows is being restored — and that means it must be removed in
A rhubarb and marmalade meringue roulade to set tongues wagging

A rhubarb and marmalade meringue roulade to set tongues wagging

As well as being quite the tongue twister, this kitchen-garden dessert is a delicious dessert. Colour and sweetness have returned
North Yorkshire village is the latest to turn down the lights and become ‘dark-skies friendly’

North Yorkshire village is the latest to turn down the

Hawnby is the first ‘dark sky friendly’ village in the North York Moors and residents are already starting to see
Freddie Mercury’s house is on the market, 46 years after he bought it following an advert in Country Life

Freddie Mercury’s house is on the market, 46 years after

The seven-bedroom home returns to the market for offers in excess of £30 million, and still carries plenty of Freddie
Reader event: Making light work

Reader event: Making light work

The secret to any successful interior is an artful balance of decorative and architectural lighting that is not only useful,
Seasonal eating: Good for your health and your wallet

Seasonal eating: Good for your health and your wallet

Seasonal eating is something that has become a little trendy of late but why wouldn’t you want to eat seasonally
An ivy-clad manor house in one of Oxfordshire’s ‘most sought-after’ postcodes

An ivy-clad manor house in one of Oxfordshire’s ‘most sought-after’

Manor Farm House, near the hamlet of Cleveley, offers everything you could ever want from a classic Cotswold home, and