Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world, writes Mark Cocker.

Having inherited this fine London townhouse, the new owner asked Sims Hilditch to help refresh the interiors, resulting in a ...

A historic agreement between this country and France sees the 225ft-long tableau — which may have been made in Britain but has been in France since 1077 — arrive at the British Museum in Autumn 2026.

The Moroccan capital of Marrakech is the world capital of hotels, says Christopher Wallace — and Jnane Rumi is the latest ...

What do an enigmatic Caped Crusader, a sopping-wet Mr Darcy and Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell have in common? Believe it or not, British country houses.

Whether you're looking to create an extension, a garden room or self-build your own architecturally-designed, oak-frame home, ...

Sir Lewis Hamilton did it, so why not throw a birthday party for your canine companion, Sophia Money-Coutts asks.

Settling a dispute with swords, pistols and, if legend is to be believed, sausages and guitars, has long been a matter of ...

A quiet reckoning is sweeping the national conversation — although it’s largely happening behind closed doors, at small ...

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, ...

‘I like people to look as natural and as physically at ease as animals, as Pluto my whippet,’ Lucian Freud revealed in 2002. Introduced to whippets by his lover and frequent sitter Susanna Chancellor, ...

The Maybach name has been attached to many of Germany's most luxurious cars over the last century — so does the latest ...