The country's vast estates are under threat of being broken up and sold to small farmers. The laird's response? Get off our land

Part-time staff are not guaranteed any hours but have to agree not to work for anyone else

O'Brien four-year-old offers solid value against younger rivals Toronado and Dawn Approach

His death has raised questions about why he was never honoured

Westwood let a two-shot lead slip away as Phil Mickelson pulls-off the 'best round of my career'

American believes he’s found secret that will  enable him to back up Castle Stuart victory

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The ‘closest thing’ to a CEO, supposed Mr Nye, was the ‘Secretary and Keeper of the Records’

Dressed in black and protected by fifties-style shades, Richard Hawley explains the inspiration behind 'Don't Stare At The Sun': the mundane act of taking his youngest son kite flying. “What made it interesting was I was off me head on fucking acid”.

Palladio’s grand buildings are a feature of this northern Italian city

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The Feeling will perform the medley at Buckingham Palace this weekend

Until play actually started the BBC must have been quietly satisfied with its Wimbledon coverage. Or at least relieved. With an hour or so gone and virtually the whole country watching, at least none of their commentators had triggered a Twitter-storm – as John Inverdale had done the day before with his less-than-chivalrous remarks about Marion Bartoli and the hitherto unexplored Appearance/Trying Really Hard nexus.

Drummer Lee Rigby, who was killed near his barracks in Woolwich, south-east London in May, will be given a private military funeral in Greater Manchester on 12 July.