Obituaries

Margaret Shaw was a much-loved reporter and judge ...

Olwen Briant was a major supporter of M&M ...

Gone, but never forgotten – Kate Johnson unearths the stories behind the spectacular horses that have given their names to trophies

With hunting under attack in the UK, how is the sport faring in Ireland? Octavia Pollock talks to the new chairman of the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association, Pat Hayes, to find out

Sharon Thomas on the appeal of local shows, an ill-timed back flip, the joyful chaos of entertaining children – and smuggled dogs

On the face of it, the character of John Steed, played by Patrick Macnee in the ITV series The Avengers, was an unlikely icon for the swinging 60s. In a decade obsessed with youth, modernity and worki