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Domestic service – what's changed in 100 years?
Jonathan Brown finds out about life below stairs in the 21st century.
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Pensioners' £100 art buy nets fortune
Monday, 18 October 2010
A pensioner couple who bought a Victorian oil painting for less than £100 were said to be "amazed and delighted" yesterday when it sold at auction for £185,000.
The village drowned to give another nation water
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Welsh protest, 45 years on: Former residents of Capel Celyn call for removal of the dam that flooded their homes to create a reservoir for Liverpool.
Britain should dig the potato
Saturday, 16 October 2010
In fields the length and breadth of the country, this very British crop is still being harvested. By Paul Vallely.
Lottery winner had to be driven home in shock
Saturday, 16 October 2010
A retired dinner lady was so shocked after finding out about her million-pound win that she had to be driven home from the newsagents by a kindly shop assistant.
Minor British Institutions: The Royal College of Art
Saturday, 16 October 2010
In everything that could be described as art, from sculpture to fashion and vehicle design, the Royal College of Art has someone to teach it and something to say about it.
Metal-detector rookie set for �460,000
Friday, 15 October 2010
A first-time metal-detecting enthusiast who discovered a hoard of Iron Age gold in a field could be in for a �460,000 windfall, officials confirmed today.
Savoy refurb: rather fine, guests agree
Monday, 11 October 2010
Tom Peck sees the first guests check in to a �220m refurbishment project
Grail Community: Life inside a (gently crumbling) retreat
Sunday, 10 October 2010
The women of the Grail Community in north-west London have provided a sanctuary to all-comers for more than 60 years. But, with the sisterhood ageing and dwindling, they are having to seek out a smaller home. Fortunately, these 'hermits' are not afraid to step outside...
Couple who camped with puffins for big day are first to marry on Lundy for decade
Saturday, 9 October 2010
For most couples, getting guests, caterers and flowers to a wedding venue on dry land is challenge enough.
Minor British Institutions: The Oddfellows
Saturday, 9 October 2010
The people who call themselves oddfellows are members of various friendly societies, but not all friendly societies call themselves oddfellows.
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