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Globe Trotter

Amazing wildlife

LEMURS IN MADAGASCARLemurs come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, and are found only on Madagascar. The new Saga Holidays 14-night Madagascar Land of the Lemurs trip...

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Spring has finally sprung

Spring has finally sprung

Held in check by a seemingly endless winter, spring struck like a sudden storm, tumultuous but benign. Blossom longed for in leisurely succession came all at once in an...

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Flower Power!

Flower Power!

There's nothing like the Chelsea Flower Show to get you inspired. And we think these floral items are blooming lovely...{igallery...

Wines of the week

Best Rosé wines

The best Rosé

When I first started writing for The Lady, I promised I wouldn’t do an ‘It’s May, it must be time for rosé’ column. Well I’m afraid that I’m going to have to break my...

Battle of Hastings

Battle of Hastings: The Duke of Wellington

Local MP

The Luftwaffe obliterated The Swan Inn on 23 May 1943 with the loss of 16 lives. In its place stands a commemorative garden with two simple benches providing areas for...

Conservatories

Bring the outside in

We Britons love our gardens – trouble is, we can’t always rely on the weather. Fortunately, there is a solution: simply put a roof on it. In fact, extending your home into...

Recipes

Recipes from chef brothers James and Thom

DO TRY THIS AT HOME

Brothers James and Thom Elliot decided to give up their 'proper' jobs to follow a dream. Excited by the burgeoning street food movement in London, they travelled 4,000km...

Kevin McCloud

Kevin McCloud

What really makes a home

Dubbed the thinking woman’s heartthrob, it truly is somewhat impossible not to warm to Kevin McCloud. Ever charming, often critical but always courteous the stalwart of...

Recipes

recipes by Jo Wheatley

Ready, steady, bake!

This weekend, it’s World Baking Day. But when, over the last couple of years, hasn’t it been baking day, you might legitimately ask. It’s like the jokers who thought up...

New survey

Death of the dining table?

End of the dining table?

The dining table could become a relic of the past as nearly a third of Brits now confess to eating there only a few times a year. Research commissioned by shopping site...

Design ideas

a welcoming home entrance

A welcoming home entrance

With Grand Designs Live running this week and the Chelsea Flower Show nearly upon us, what better way to incorporate the finer points of interior and exterior design than...

Interiors

Everything but the sink

Do you ever look at your kitchen and think it looks a little tired, worn or dated? Well, there’s no need to spend a fortune on a new one. Simply give it a spring makeover...

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Sophie Mitchell recipes

A taste of the season

Sophie Michell has teamed up with Posh Birds, to create a selection of decadent and delicious recipes designed to accompany the very best engagements that make up the...



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