YEARS IN THE PLANNING, LAURA’S RURAL IDYLL FINALLY BECAME REALITY WHEN SHE FOUND THE PERFECT COTTAGE AND SET ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK TO LIFE WITH COLOUR

We’d been renting for 16 years and lived in our previous property for 11 of those. It was our dream to own somewhere, but we knew we’d have to save hard, and that we’d probably need to take on somethi

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From racing around the world with her father to exploring Iceland’s lunar landscape and ziplining over rainforests in Costa Rica – presenter Anita Rani on her year of life-changing travel

L AURA phoned her mother, trying to keep her voice light. “Hello, Mum, I’ve got a bit of news,” she said. “Hannah’s moving in with her boyfriend. “I need to either get a new flatmate, or try to find s

My husband Erik leaned over my shoulder as I logged into my computer and opened up our bank account. We had just £907. But then I hit the refresh button, and there it was – six figures instead of thre