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She celebrated 20 years since the release of her number one single earlier this month. And Geri Horner’s fans insisted that the star was ‘recreating’ the Mi Chico Latino music video as she took to Instagram on Tuesday to share several snaps of her lavish family yacht holiday. The It’s Raining Men singer, 47, posted a collection … Read more
You can always bank on a river cruise. It’s one of the best ways of seeing the world, and here we reveal eight unmissable trips. Going Down Under Captain Cook Cruises operates a paddlewheeler between Murray Bridge and Blanchetown, an hour from Adelaide Mountains and outback, deserts and red gum tree forests; the River Murray … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK Noble Savages : The Olivier Sisters — Four Lives in Seven Fragments by Sarah Watling (Cape £25, 416 pp) Margery — the mad one. Brynhild — the divorced one who died from cancer on her failing farm. Daphne — the Rudolf Steiner obsessive who founded a school. Noel — the doctor … Read more
An RAF radar technician has captured the wild, desolate and beautiful landscapes of the Falkland Islands in stunning drone footage. Paul Bromham, 38, from Swansea, Wales, started filming during his time-off while hiking. His edited video shows the sharp contrast in scenery from vast white stone runs (sometimes called stone rivers) to rolling boggy mounds … Read more
The smallest room in the house is the one with the biggest ideas. In fact, so precious are these often compact, often-concealed slices of square footage, that their addition into any home adds value. Convenient for parents with young children who need to dash at inopportune moments, or those with babies who need changing, the … Read more
Go wild with water: Create your own wetland pond habitat and let nature flourish Nigel Colborn shared advice for maintaining a pond with thriving wildlife British garden expert recommends placing a site in part-shade or sun He says three main plant types are the key to a healthy, clear-water pond By Nigel Colborn for the … Read more
One of my favourite plants is now at its best in my garden. It started flowering early this year and only lasts a few weeks, but it is one of the loveliest, oddest and most exotic of all our native plants. It is the snakeshead fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris. It has nodding bells of flower, each … Read more