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French artists have appropriated alfresco dining ever since Édouard Manet scandalised Paris with his Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe , yet many charming scenes were painted in Britain, too, and are worth rediscovering, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Some of today’s technology goes back much further than you’d imagine

enjoy a shellfish feast on the Norfolk marshes ...

AS you enjoy your lunchtime sandwich, washed down with a cup of Earl Grey tea, and perhaps rounded off with a slice of Battenberg cake, you may not realise that you’re taking a bite out of history. Fo

Inspiring seasonal ideas and recipes

Answer: the first digital camera – John Wade explains how it all began