Cabinet of curiosities

Thirty years after his daughter died at Dunblane, Mick North says we must keep resisting the gun lobby

The Germans possessed two monstrous M-Gerät howitzer guns nicknamed ‘Big Bertha’ – but they were barely finished and had undergone no testing when the First World War broke out. Even so, on 2 August 1

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Hunting in Portugal is as thrilling now as it was for the Duke of Wellington and his officers during the Peninsular War

Far more than a walking aid, a properly made stick is a tangible–not to mention very useful– link to the land itself, says Gabriel Stone

Richard Barnett guides you through ten of the hottest classic deals – and what they tell us about the wider UK market