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Young parents are leaving the city earlier than in previous years, according to new research. Annabel Dixon finds out what they’re looking for

When Debora Robertson moved to France, she discovered that cultivating a garden is about more than just plants

Of all the reasons for a delay at a ferry port check-in, a World War II half-track troop carrier being abandoned at the booth is one of the rarer ones. It was the D-Day landings anniversary and at Por

Henry Jeffreys on his eventful time as a council tenant

A 16th-century dwelling has been sensitively refreshed, resulting in a home brimming with original character, while boasting an easy-to-live-with, modern sensibility

High up in the lush Cévennes mountains of the Gard in the South of France, British-born couple Lou and Dan Sayers have painstakingly restored a 17th-century farmhouse that is full of unexpected surpri