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Lord Byron’s Piccadilly mansion where the romantic poet wrote some of his most famous works including Parsinia and The Seige of Corinth goes on the market for £29.5million

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Lord Byron’s Piccadilly mansion where the romantic poet wrote some of his most famous works including Parsinia and The Seige of Corinth goes on the market for £29.5million

A Piccadilly mansion where Lord Byron once lived and wrote some of his most famous works has gone on the market for £29.5 million.  The grade II-listed townhouse, set over six floors and comprising of 14,000 square foot of space, is located in one of London‘s most affluent neighbourhoods, overlooking Green Park in Mayfair. The … Read more

How does Santa get down the chimney? Discover the answer in one of this year’s best books for children. SALLY MORRIS selects the titles that will entertain and enthral all the family

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How does Santa get down the chimney? Discover the answer in one of this year’s best books for children. SALLY MORRIS selects the titles that will entertain and enthral all the family

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS BUNNIES IN A SLEIGH by Philip Ardagh Illustrated by Ben Mantle (Walker £12.99, 32 pp) The bonkers, bouncing bunnies are back in a new adventure, just in time to help Santa when his elves fall ill after gorging on sugary treats. They slide down chimneys, stuff themselves into stockings and get mixed … Read more

From a pool party with Diana to a road trip with Billy Connolly – a bumper crop of riveting memoirs

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From a pool party with Diana to a road trip with Billy Connolly – a bumper crop of riveting memoirs

The Unlikely Duke: Memoirs of an Eclectic Life by Harry Beaufort (Hodder & Stoughton £25, 320 pp) Well, not that unlikely a Duke as Harry Beaufort was born to the role — prep school, Eton and agricultural college (and a family tree going back before the Norman conquest) before taking over Badminton House and its … Read more

Five home across Britain you can get for the average rent of £1,350 a month

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Five home across Britain you can get for the average rent of £1,350 a month

We pick five homes on Zoopla with rental asking prices of around £1,350 a month Rentals include a London studio and a two-bedroom terrace in Southsea By Myra Butterworth Updated: 12:57 GMT, 15 December 2023 Rents have soared in the past year. We take a look at what you can afford around the country if you are … Read more

Live in a shed for £1,400 a month! Estate agents insist wooden building in back garden is ‘log cabin’ as they say only working professionals need apply

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Live in a shed for £1,400 a month! Estate agents insist wooden building in back garden is ‘log cabin’ as they say only working professionals need apply

The unusual one-bed pad is located in upmarket Kingston Vale in south London Two tenants can live in the ‘flat’ and must pay a £1,615 deposit as well as the rent By Danya Bazaraa Updated: 18:52 GMT, 15 December 2023 A wooden shed in the back garden of a six-bedroom house is being let to … Read more

Shocking moment Islamist terrorist launched frenzied attack on police officer quizzing him over Queen’s funeral machine-gun plot and plan to kill Christian preacher is revealed as he is jailed for life

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Shocking moment Islamist terrorist launched frenzied attack on police officer quizzing him over Queen’s funeral machine-gun plot and plan to kill Christian preacher is revealed as he is jailed for life

An Islamist terrorist was today jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years for planning a terror attack in Hyde Park – as newly released footage showed him launching a frenzied assault on a police officer who was interviewing him.   Edward Little, 22, who refused to come to his sentencing, had targeted a Christian … Read more

Bobby Brazier will be dancing for the Strictly glitterball tonight… But a family feud means his beloved grandmother hasn’t been invited. So what’s behind the rift?

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Bobby Brazier will be dancing for the Strictly glitterball tonight… But a family feud means his beloved grandmother hasn’t been invited. So what’s behind the rift?

Just a few months ago, Jackiey Budden chose new paint and wallpaper to redecorate the modest-sized bedroom at her tiny council flat which is set aside for her beloved grandsons. A gesture that will resonate with any doting grandmother, she excitedly described her plans to her friends. She couldn’t wait to see their smiles, she … Read more

Sarah de Lagarde fell from a Tube platform and was run over by two trains. Doctors told her she nearly died 10 times. But here she tells how thinking of the faces of her children gave her the will to survive

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Sarah de Lagarde fell from a Tube platform and was run over by two trains. Doctors told her she nearly died 10 times. But here she tells how thinking of the faces of her children gave her the will to survive

Every morning when Sarah de Lagarde wakes up there is a split second when she believes that she is the same woman she was 15 months ago. In that briefest of moments, the devastating events of a dark, wet night last year are all just a nightmare. And then she remembers. ‘You move and feel … Read more

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: David Cameron could be making up to £200,000 a year as it’s revealed he’s renting out his famous Notting Hill home AND his Cornish holiday retreat

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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: David Cameron could be making up to £200,000 a year as it’s revealed he’s renting out his famous Notting Hill home AND his Cornish holiday retreat

Few money-making ploys can be more addictive than plunging into the golden gravy of the international speaking circuit – which rewards retired, or rejected, politicians with mouthwatering fees which can be well over £100,000-a-time. But David Cameron seems admirably equipped to survive without them, despite being dramatically reinstated to frontline politics as Foreign Secretary, in … Read more

Detectives search for missing man, 63, who vanished on a night out in Ipswich last Sunday: Police release CCTV showing his last movements as specialist divers search River Gipping

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Detectives search for missing man, 63, who vanished on a night out in Ipswich last Sunday: Police release CCTV showing his last movements as specialist divers search River Gipping

By Eirian Jane Prosser Published: 23:40 GMT, 15 December 2023 | Updated: 23:40 GMT, 15 December 2023 Detectives are desperately searching for a man who vanished on a night out in Ipswich almost a week ago.  Julian De Bono was last seen in the early hours of Sunday morning wandering down Yarmouth Road towards London … Read more