Five 19th-century outbuildings have been transformed into impressive rental properties, says Mary Novakovich

Mark Bridger has been attacked in prison by a fellow inmate.

It is my firm belief that had we seen Beko's recall notices for their faulty cookers my son and his friend would still be alive today

From Mexican chimineas to outdoor fireplaces, we look at ways of keeping warm and toasty on cool summer evenings

Mark Wallace asked if I could add pictures to my Banned List of clichés, and nominated the first here. Lloyd Bracey, who teaches TV journalists, persuaded me to ban reporters referencing stormy waters, for example, over footage of the sea. But this is different. This is about reaching for the most obvious image with which to illustrate an abstract subject.

Here are the 10 best buys for kids who want to switch off the TV and get outside to have some fun in the sun while it lasts

As the Glastonbury masses prepare to descend on Somerset, Laura Holt explores a more serene corner of the county

This is a story about making amends for cultural asset-stripping in the grand style. A little over three hundred years ago, the debt-ridden grandson of Sir Robert Walpole, England's first Prime Minister, sold off to Catherine the Great of Russia the great art collection amassed by his grandfather.

A couple of hours' drive from Melbourne, this smart rental is quite at home in desirable Daylesford, says James Litston

“This is supposed to be like a secret door” said a palace functionary, pulling open the panelling of a Buckingham Palace reception room to reveal an ante-chamber. The hint was obvious. Our Queen, ITV’s feature-length documentary about the Diamond Jubilee Year, was going to grant us special access to the back rooms of monarchy.

An old longhouse in the Dartmoor countryside has been transformed into a sleek rural retreat

Where are you now and what can you see?

Call me a masochist, but if I’m going for a Baconator (a quarter-pound beef patty with mayo, ketchup and six [6!] strips of bacon), then it’s unlikely that I’ll be confusing the meal with dinner at the table of the Marchioness of Marchmain.

Tropical forest, beach-facing suites and luxury tents