Struggle to nod off? These are the best sleep retreats in the UK

Check into the land of nod: As more of us struggle to drift off, hotels are introducing sleep retreats, high-tech mattresses and insomnia-battling spa treatments  Zedwell in London has ‘cocoons’ that feature sound-insulating walls, purified air and soft lighting Seaham Hall, on Durham’s Heritage Coast, offers various ‘sleep therapies’ in its Serenity Spa Lucknam Park … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Roy Strong retreats from his love garden after fall in paradise 

When he ‘retired’ from his role at Westminster Abbey last year, national treasure Sir Roy Strong looked forward to spending more time at his beloved jewel-box house in Herefordshire, The Laskett, which boasts one of England’s most glorious gardens. Now, however, I can disclose that the best-selling historian has been forced to leave The Laskett … Read more

Prudential slashes dividend as it retreats from the US

Prudential slashes dividend as it retreats from the US: Insurer to focus on fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 Insurance giant Prudential slashed the dividend in half as it announced plans to spin off its … Read more

Britain’s most popular rural retreats are revealed

Homebuyers living in major cities are planning their escape to the countryside as a property website reported a 125 per cent increase in people looking to move to villages after the coronavirus lockdown. Rightmove said it is seeing an uplift in city dwellers considering moving to the countryside – and this is outperforming an increase … Read more

World’s most scenic yoga and wellness retreats from the Cotswolds to the Maldives via Arizona

You’re stressed – you need some yoga. Preferably somewhere exotic. Here MailOnline Travel writer – and yoga teacher – Samantha Lewis will guide you around some of the world’s most scenic and luxurious yoga retreats, from the Himalayas to Arizona via the Maldives and the Cotswolds countryside. Here is her pick of places where you … Read more

Wealthy capital-dwellers DEFY government advice as they escape cities for rural retreats

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS? What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means … Read more

The best spa breaks and retreats for 2020, from Germany to Iceland

Once upon a time, a ‘wellness’ holiday was known unceremoniously as a ‘fat farm’. Most guests had checked in under duress and wandered around in white towelling robes, clasping timetables. That was in the Seventies. Come the Eighties, the health farm started to garner more prestige. It was all about beauty services and pampering — … Read more