The role of a political spouse has changed

While there may have been a glittering array of A-list celebrities at the Pride of Britain Awards last week, it was the magnificent ordinary folk and their extraordinary stories that shone the brighte

Sitting on a throne making the Churchill ‘V’ in London. Calling Sue Barker ‘Susan’ at the Sports Personality of the Year awards. Sticking his tongue out during the national anthem in Rio. Getting off

The internet sensation whose biting satire strikes fear into politicians and do-gooder campaigners alike

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From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key