Illegal python skins feed hunger for fashionable handbags and shoes
Python farms could be the antidote to the $1bn-a-year black market in these fashionable and expensive skins
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More Ferraris sold in the UK than anywhere else in Europe
Record numbers of tailor-made cars, which cost at least £151,000, sold in Britain last year despite rising prices
Five-bedroom family house to rent in London: yours for £65,000 pcm
Georgian six-storey mansion in Mayfair includes gymnasium, wine cellar and 1,500 sq ft master bedroom
World’s largest power-generating lagoon planned for Swansea Bay
Tidal Lagoon Power submits application for first of five projects it says can meet 10% of UK’s power needs – if it is subsidised
China’s top hotels shed stars to woo austerity-hit customers
More than 50 of country’s five-star establishments want to downgrade to attract officials forced to shun the high life
Prosecco sales fizz as champagne goes flat
Majestic Wine says sales of Italian prosecco are up 39% over the past six months, while sales of its French rival remain flat