Daniel McAlpine, a private in the Highland Light Infantry, was sheltering in a tunnel under the Somme village of Bouzincourt, France, when he pencilled his name, service number, unit, home town of ...

There's no sport that cannot be played out on frozen water, according to the fabled Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. In fact, skiing, ironically, might be the safest thing to do whilst you're there, ...

Labour has turned it's back on the farming community with its latest plans on Agricultural Property Relief. Labour has, in a ...

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Country Life's cultural commentator Athena takes a closer look at last week's budget and foresees trouble ahead.

The electrification of the auto industry continues apace, with Bentley the latest firm to announce plans to produce a fully electric car in 2026. The announcement confirms the brand’s commitment to ...

There have arguably been few men placed under greater stress than Sir Winston Churchill, yet he consistently broadcast ...

We can all agree that growing a moustache for charity is a good idea. But is it worth keeping afterwards? Harry Pearson looks to the past to find the answers.

Along a similar vein is the annual scare story of giant spiders invading our homes over winter. Today, the Independent tells ...

Going grape picking gives a glimpse of what the rural past would have looked like. A small stretch of the Rochdale Canal, which runs through Castleton in Greater Manchester, has, says my poet friend ...

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Young Walter Ingwersen, a German-born alpine-plant specialist, spent part of the First World War interned as an enemy alien, ...