The list below provides more information about a selection of the Hidden Treasures events from across the country.

A new design bible promises stylish interiors on a shoestring budget. Trish Lorenz takes a sneak peak

The 100th edition of the Tour de France gives the opportunity for plenty of flashbacks and, perhaps unusually for these pedallers, no drugs are involved. On ITV's highlights package Le Tour de France 100 (ITV4, Wednesday) we were told that a century ago, a certain Hippolyte Aucouturier won the second stage in Marseilles in 14 hours, 28 minutes and 53 seconds. A bit slow? To be fair it was 374km long. There probably wasn't a sprint finish.

Don’t tell granny but lace is for more than doilies and curtains. Try it on lamps, linens and even ceramics, says Trish Lorenz

Wear, what, why, when?

American fashion labels dominate the high street, but now it's time to welcome the country's homewares into our homes, says Trish Lorenz

Fears are growing for the future of Store Twenty One, the troubled discount fashion chain, after it emerged it has not paid rent on some of its 200 stores.

Traditional tribal textiles have never looked more modern, says Naomi Attwood

Winnie Mandela is accused of ordering  the death of Siboniso Shabalala in 1988. Nastasya Tay meets his family in Soweto

What are the roots of British social apathy?

Sophie Gaze read Structured Textile Design at Leeds University before working for a leading furniture and home accessories store.

Otfried Preussler was a bestselling children's author who sold more than 50 million books and was translated into 55 languages. He is probably best known for Krabat, or The Satanic Mill, which told the story of a boy in 17th-century Germany who desperately wants to escape from a school for black magic, where he is held captive by demonic forces.

Former PM requested trial, in which he is accused of having sex with an under-age prostitute, be halted during elections

Marks & Spencer may be the country’s biggest clothing retailer but women prefer Zara, according to a survey by a company headed by one of M&S’s former bosses, Sir Stuart Rose.