Gracious glazing on a bookcase makes for a Downton-esque library says Esther N McCarthy.

NOT having slept under canvas for 13 years, I recently spent a weekend bivouacking in a field surrounded by family.

A break in snowfall has given welcome relief in the UK after the worst winter weather for a century.

Homes in the country cost 15% more than properties in urban areas, pricing many first-time buyers out of the market, figures showed today.

Railtrack has announced a nationwide offensive to renovate miles of track over the Easter holiday.