I had no idea that, on a group ski and snowboarding holiday to Tignes in the French Alps, I’d end up in what was akin to a Teletubby outfit bobbing on my back like a Champagne cork in an icy lake. Nor

Giles Catchpole hopes for cool heads in cold climes

In 1978, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Siberia. Having moved there to escape religious persecution, they hadn’t interacted with the outside world for decades.

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A quick sketch on a paper napkin led to a new look for an old forester’s cottage in Snowdonia, as Lucinda Griffith spotted renovation potential that others had missed, and all on a tight budget

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