Norfolk, Wiltshire and Cornwall emerge as £1m property hotspots

£1m-plus houses selling at fastest pace since 2014 as home workers seek more space and leafier locations

Japan’s beloved matsutake mushroom under threat

For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a precarious future

Posh splosh: wild swimming spots at British stately homes

From Highland castles to Anne Boleyn’s home, take a late summer dip in the lakes and rivers at these historic estates

No catwalk masks for Milan as it looks to brighter post-pandemic future

While showgoers diligently wore face coverings, the mood was upbeat and full of Italian pride

‘Barefoot bookseller’ sought to run island bookshop in Maldives

Luxury resort says island is virtually Covid-free and wants a live-in book lover to provide guests with bespoke help for their ‘reading journeys’

When does street art become ‘art’ art?

Whether you think graffiti is a subversive, democratic art form or a public nuisance, it harks back to our cave-painting days