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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A tourist tax is a nice idea, but it is not the answer ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/a-tourist-tax-is-a-nice-idea-but-it-is-not-the-answer</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charing foreign visitors entry fees is not the solution to a cultural funding crisis, and neither is a levy on tourists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Athena ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NALc4pTaMBSEncYJeJkJGD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;What does it say to people from the rest of the world if we say: “We’ve got your stuff, but we’re going to charge you to come in&quot;&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man looks at the Elgin marbles in the British Museum in London]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The revival of interest in folk art is fueling a new fascination with the art of decorating wagons ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/the-revival-of-interest-in-folk-art-is-fueling-a-new-fascination-with-the-art-of-decorating-wagons</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three devotees share their enthusiasm with Arabella Youens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ghWUbeKM3roHvWVACcXYKg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tess and Alfred Newall bow-top 1920 wagon is used as a studio, playroom and hideaway.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tess and Alfred Newall with their decorative wagon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to the Country Life Quiz of the Day, 8 April, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/aruba-jamaica-ooh-i-wanna-take-you-to-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-8-april-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's quiz is all about islands. Expect to see the biggest, the most volcanic, and the ones we would most like to be marooned upon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbjxoTqGjQHDyHmJtuMDjm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fancy a dip?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tropical island coastline with pink houses and bright blue sea and sky. Some small beaches in the foreground and some boats and a bridge in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Le Logis and Floréal: The houses were intended to be ‘humble and enriched by vegetation’. They are just that ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/le-logis-and-floreal-the-houses-were-intended-to-be-humble-and-enriched-by-vegetation-they-are-just-that</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UK's rich 'Garden City' tradition, born off the back of Arts-and-Crafts, found plenty of fans in Belgium. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tim Abrahams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAAAihSf33eqQVJEhgYJ2g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman: Don't mess with the wind, else it might just blow your car doors off ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On a windy trip to Greece, Pamela Goodman realises that she should've headed Ancient warnings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g8fSmzA9DsjzXKanjRsGTE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thе three, well-conserved windmills οf Serifоs are lоcatеd in Ρanо Chorа. The first ones appeared in Greece in the 12th or 13th century and there are currently about 600 scattered across the Cyclades.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An old windmill on the Greek island of Serifos]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Who wouldn’t want a full head of hair like Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr in "Love Story"?': A snob's guide to hair transplants  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutt answers all of your pressing hairy questions, such as: should you get a transplant, and, what should you say to a friend who has clearly had one? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xmiwhSqUZTCtnCWH5mFQvm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Canadian model and actor Paul Anthony Kelly is best known for portraying John F. Kennedy Jr in &#039;Love Story&#039;. His chest hair — as well as the hair on his head — has also been the topic of much discussion online. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sarah Pigeon and Paul Anthony Kelly as Carolyn Bessette and JFK Jr ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Build your own Bond villain's lair with the best views in Guernsey ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/build-your-own-bond-villains-lair-with-the-best-views-in-guernsey</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Lookout is a former flour mill that is aching to be turned into one of the country's most iconic homes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:09:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tCk5ixYfQ8HcEJVSrKUuzA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lookout. A place to conquer the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view from the bottom of the mill tower. It looks imposing, like any bond lair should.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world has gone Lilliputian: The 21st-century renaissance of the dolls' house ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/the-world-has-gone-lilliputian-the-21st-century-renaissance-of-the-dolls-house</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A renewed interest in opulent dolls' houses is allowing artisans to indulge their wilder miniature flights of fancy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Art &amp; Exhibitions]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gavin Plumley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4JWYzdGCmdAErq8CWLAnh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rebecca Reid/Kensington Dollshouse Company]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lucy and Rebecca Clayton are creating perfect worlds in miniature.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A young girl peers at a dolls house]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The bird is the word in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, 7 April, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/the-bird-is-the-word-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-7-april-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What are these brightly-coloured winged creatures known as? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NKPxCpgnTW3HKqtq763PdZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is there anything more sensuous than the little sigh that escapes when you give the atomiser a squeeze? Where perfumes are concerned, the scent itself is only a part of the story ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The scent is just the beginning; its container is everything.Emma Hughes finds out why we’re so entranced by perfumebottles and what makes them stand the test of time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Life &amp; Style]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NvnBFvGuUmXKj4ZVWkGDmK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A guest wears a Chanel No 5-shaped bag outside a Chanel Haute Couture show.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A guest wears bag shaped as a perfume Chanel bottle, outside Chanel, during the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024/2025 show]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viking hats, natural wines and messy lunches, with Leonie Cooper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The food and drink editor for Time Out London joins the podcast to chat about lunch, dinner, pubs and her new show Messy Lunch. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7EGh8AETFoDpDe3sEDcx6g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life April 8, 2026  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/magazine/country-life-april-8-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Interiors Issue is out on April 8, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ab2XwWVB3GnayJ3vacGF2S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Who wouldn&#039;t want to stay in here?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The cover of the April 8 issue of Country Life, 2026, featuring a very ornate Traveller&#039;s caravan]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'When we bought it, some friends rudely joked that it was so small, we’d never need to downsize': Hugh Petter on his first house in the country ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ADAM architecture director and architect for the Duchy of Lancaster and Cornwall finds joy in Hampshire. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rrSYR6qKiU6byPuh7Shf4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stout and about: Why is everyone ordering a pint of Guinness? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After decades in the doldrums, Guinness is enjoying a serious renaissance, with stouts old and new snapping at its heels. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Ellis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EASXP5y23vAmgyzGP5etmA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Functional, beautifully crafted — and something genuinely unique': A sanctuary from the world in Sussex ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/home-counties/functional-beautifully-crafted-and-something-genuinely-unique-a-sanctuary-from-the-world-in-sussex</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon takes a look at Dawsons Wood, a Grand Designs-worthy home on the edge of the Ashdown Forest. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oKogMKAAtaHyyF9CpQ4Bp4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The owners of this Palladian masterpiece amassed an enviable collection of exotic plants before it all burned to the ground ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan digs into the Country Life Archive to find out how it all went so wrong at Carclew, in Cornwall. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tGDvZVmPsdYfctM7xuje5E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Carclew was photographed by Country Life in 1916.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Black and white photographs or a palladian-style house]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Walk more slowly, will you? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It should not necessarily follow that Spring begets a spring in one's step. Indeed, there is more to be said in this fair season for slowing down. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Countryside]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sdVrtA6PbH9P2es6Uwyafc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Philip Bannister for Country Life/Future Plc.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These French hounds have led the hunt for thousands of years — here’s why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From ancient cave trails to modern-day packs, Harry Pearson explains why these remarkable dogs have shaped hunting traditions for thousands of years — and why their legacy still endures today. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Pearson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFTaeB3CyJJys8irKAwvJ4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Villers-Cotterêts staghounds in the Forêt de Retz, where packs of Français Tricolore hounds continue a centuries-old French hunting tradition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pack of Français Tricolore hounds gathered closely together during a hunt, their brown, white and black coats visible as a huntsman’s horn appears in the foreground in the Forêt de Retz, north-east of Paris.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five heavenly rectories for sale across Britain ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/wales/five-heavenly-old-rectories-for-sale-across-britain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Few modern day clergymen live in splendour —but their forebears enjoyed some of the finest homes in Britain. Julie Harding picks out some sumptuous old rectories for sale. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nwz3UahhpXFUJJwDsFUHRW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hailsham Grange in East Sussex was once a clergyman&#039;s home.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A journey to NASA’s headquarters to mark the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill crosses the pond to find out whats goes on inside NASA's hub for human spaceflight training, research, and flight control. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJvVmwjXjLQQiSmukb3HNE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis II blasts off into space on April 1, 2026. Its crew are expected to return to Earth on April 11. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rocket ship taking off surrounded by smoke and flames]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside the glorious studio-houses of 19th century London ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/inside-the-glorious-studio-houses-of-19th-century-london</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Talgarth Road's terrace of purpose-built studio houses has artists at work within it once again. Jeremy Musson explores the history of these buildings and  a modern connection with Florence. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Musson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ayTKkwgnBqnFCmvpaFNQuS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fig 1: A place for art: the main studio space of No 143, part workshop, part art gallery, with walls of a muted green.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[St Paul&#039;s Studios photographed by Will Pryce for Country Life  ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A majestic 17th century home in Cornwall, just down the lane from a hopelessly idyllic riverside village ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The gorgeous Ethy House isn't a home you'll find listed on the property portals —but Penny Churchill was given a glimpse of what's on offer. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52JJJoE28qS9Enqxa22bGT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ethy House looks over National Trust land down the lovely Lerryn Valley.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘I try to offset that sense of boring normality by playing bass in a punk rock band with Robert Peston and Ed Balls’: John Wilson’s consuming passions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Best known for BBC Radio 4’s ‘This Cultural Life’, John Wilson is used to asking celebrities about their cultural inspirations. Lotte Brundle turns the tables. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JeBqtQUo7T4Y2BfAwtuapH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[John Wilson wearing his father, the former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson&#039;s, 1971 FA Cup Final shirt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hôtel Byblos review: The headline-making Saint-Tropez hotel that was built to impress Brigitte Bardot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a half century after Brigitte Bardot visited the hotel built as a sort of love letter to her, Rosie Paterson checks in to find out what makes it tick. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xDrsabeH9cF7Arr7TieHm6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's not nature being a pain; all of the problems we have with pests and diseases are because of us': The trailblazing gardener who's creating a 'food forest' in Devon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/its-not-nature-being-a-pain-all-of-the-problems-we-have-with-pests-and-diseases-are-because-of-us-the-trailblazing-gardener-whos-creating-a-food-forest-in-devon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Former head gardener Josh Sparkes’s pioneering methods of growing fruit and vegetables at Birch Farm in Devon are achieving excellent results. Kendra Wilson went there to find out more. Photographs by Jason Ingram. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kendra Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZyxekP4qvwCDZunau2eMjU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Josh Sparkes, who was in the RAF before training as a gardener, draws order out of apparent chaos with military precision, despite only taking out pernicious weeds once a year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Birch Farm in Devon photographed by Jason Ingram ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'People are astounded that such a biodiverse haven exists here': The garden squares that are the hidden lungs of London ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As spring unlocks the beauty of London’s garden squares, Jack Watkins speaks to the devotees who work to keep those patches alive. Photographs by Richard Cannon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jack Watkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ysuYBbGYdER5FCrQr4J84g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pavel Votapek, Eccleston Square’s head gardener, with resident Nicky Foy relaxing in the surrounds of her late husband’s labours.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[London garden squares]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ All hail the egg! The most innovative eggs in London — and how to make some of them at home this Easter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forget the chocolate eggs, Lotte Brundle traipses around London, at her stomach's expense, to bring you a cracking guide to the most interesting eggs in the capital. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XRfHf7Fh4aY5XViJk9JQD7-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James May on the M1: BMW's best-ever bad car ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this article from April 2004, then Country Life motoring columnist James May pays tribute to BMW's first mid-engine supercar from the 1970s. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FXWwZ754B6rhrydU2JKUCj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Burford Brown eggs have become a household name, but what of the hens who lay them? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arthur Parkinson salutes the preferred breed of royalty, aristocracy and celebrity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arthur Parkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8mqHLbniQBzeostx9JJeW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This feels like a rare moment when long-term value can genuinely be unlocked': Is now the time to buy in the country property market? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ House prices have eased in the last couple of years in some of the most beautiful parts of Britain —but have they bottomed out? Annabel Dixon tracks the data and speaks to experts across the property industry to find out. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QtDUXCq63qV9QHX9MXWvTC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fine country houses such as New Place Manor near Pulborough in West Sussex (for sale &lt;a href=&quot;https://countrylife.onthemarket.com/details/18086362/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;via Knight Frank at £2.5 million&lt;/a&gt;) have become more affordable. Is now the time to buy?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New Place Manor in Pulborough ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Picturesque, pristine and paparazzi-proof: One of the most celebrated homes in the Caribbean is on the market ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The storied Fustic Estate is for sale for the first time in 15 years, with its extraordinary history, unparalleled design and an iconic swimming pool that simply must be seen. Toby Keel takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Overseas Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WuKiS5bQE8nhRxJGNR3oSZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 2026 Country Life Easter Quiz: Chocolate eggs, country music and Handel versus Lloyd-Webber versus Monty Python ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/the-2026-country-life-easter-quiz-chocolate-eggs-country-music-and-handel-versus-lloyd-webber-versus-monty-python</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our special bumper Easter quiz is enough to keep you going all through the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kjxrzaEXoaVU7HKBHTjuqj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This country singer had a huge Easter hit in the 1980s. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This country singer had a huge Easter hit in the 1980s. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ugly, pointless and potentially lethal': Why dead hedges are a gardening fad too far  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson takes aim at the phenomenon of the 'dead hedge'. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Expert Gardening Tips]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pnWPsSiqZvHhafDGXeA89S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An unsightly aspect and flammable in summer: two reasons not to create a dead hedge.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dead hedge ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Sorry, I can't reply to your email right now, I'm drifting a McLaren in Finland' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charlie Thomas learns how to go sideways in a McLaren. Because how else are you going to spend an afternoon? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Motoring]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Thomas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7uT5mzPB6pLyJ2fSC8tTWK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What do you get when you cross classic English country house style with a French château kitchen? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-classic-english-country-house-style-with-a-french-chateau-kitchen</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The layout of this French château kitchen was influenced by English country-house style. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amelia Thorpe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KHhfaTv7JYQ2r2rDWyPWKD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Six Thames-side homes where you can watch the Boat Race without even getting out of your pyjamas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CHANEL J12 Boat Race — aka the annual Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race —is upon us, and if you lived in one of these places you could watch it all take place without even leaving the house. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[London Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BRbyxgoPnj7HHqMxEydYpR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where to find the Easter eggs hidden inside this week's issue of Country Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our Art Team have taken great pleasure in hiding 12 illustrated Easter eggs among the pages of this week's issue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o5rGRFn5nbspqt7R7qa8Df-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celebrating the superwomen who've shaped the world of design ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Last month, Hector Finch hosted an event at London Design Week that explored the way that women have shaped 21st-century interior design. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UgGcZYkXwo5TJNbqMRuyXU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[From left-to-right: Jennifer Manners, Anahita Rigby, Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay, Charlie Porter, Country Life’s Executive Editor Giles Kime and Hector Finch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hector Finch event]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ War with emus, washing lions and flying penguins. Find out what's true and what's an April Fool in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 1 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some things are stranger than fiction. Others are just fiction. Can you tell which is which? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QHtj9gZizgXWqMasg6VFKk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emu. The scourge of Australia&#039;s military?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An emu bird runs at speed away from a rural road, in outback Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Banish all thoughts of Mykonos, this is the Greek island you should visit this summer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Syros, is the administrative, cultural, and legal centre of the Cyclades archipelago, a world-away from its cookie-cutter white and blue neighbours. And all the better for it, argues Flo Allen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5exDY7uHh6cJyNK4M7iJRd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A snob's guide to out of office messages ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/a-snobs-guide-to-out-of-office-messages</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humorous out of office messages are a step too far for our resident modern etiquette columnist. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jHUAu6THrXbu6Ge3WV5shi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The risk of taxing our built heritage out of existence is all too real ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is a fragile inheritance in trouble? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Athena ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gLYMMfybLQoTCz7cW3kCnh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Who's got your back? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 31 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test just how well you know your trusty sidekicks in today’s quiz. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nLEme5LjLE4yjxi6kx6eRm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Every Batman needs his Robin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Batman and Robin in costume with trees and blue sky in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If it is going to work anywhere, it is going to work here': Meet the makers of English olive oil ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With English wine going from strength to strength, could our own extra-virgin olive oil be the next homegrown success story? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Giulia Crouch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/riizxhg6qNn9V365D4HFKA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Bottles of olive oil in a row]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bottles of olive oil in a row]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These are a few of Dame Prue Leith's favourite things ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/these-are-a-few-of-dame-prue-leiths-favourite-things</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The South African-born cook talks to Hetty Lintell. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hetty Lintell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3PXcJyfy9NrNMTDvaurqFG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Prue Leith poses backstage ahead of the Vin + Omi show during London Fashion Week February 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Prue Leith in an orange and pink ruffle outfit]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The craft renaissance, with Giles Kime ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/the-craft-renaissance-with-giles-kime</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's interiors expert Giles Kime joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about the amazing work being done across Britain —and how those who are doing it are recognised in the Country Life Top 100. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:42:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Country Life Podcast]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KT4YxSaE9tpYMgDcYFKfUY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clunie Fretton — one of the wonderful craftspeople featured in the Country Life Top 100 — finishing a plaster sculpture at her London studio.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Clunie Fretton finishing a plaster sculpture at her London studio. She has worked at the Houses of Parliament and the V&amp;A — Country Life Top 100 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life April 1, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our Easter special issue is out on April 1, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/djSmrbtwVkPC9dK46CVoZG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cover of Country Life 1 April 2026, featuring Karel Gallas&#039;s picture of lambs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life 1 April 2026, featuring Karel Gallas&#039;s picture of lambs ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The California mansion of one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century is up for sale ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/overseas/the-california-mansion-of-one-of-the-greatest-entertainers-of-the-20th-century-is-up-for-sale</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bing Crosby's family home just outside San Francisco has been totally refurbished and is on the market. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Overseas Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rfWVWeDiyNvztXLTKRbH8e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bing Crosby and his wife, Kathryn, moved to the house in 1965.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Crosby Estate]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The countdown to Spud-ageddon is on: Why potato farmers are in peril  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Potato farmers are experiencing a downturn in demand so significant, they’ve wound up with a surplus of spuds. Will Hosie investigates why and what you can do about it (spoiler alert: eat more spuds). ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xaR2gCrVnGM9F2EWyqFoD4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Evacuee schoolboys at work digging potatoes for the Dig for Victory campaign in 1940, on a farm in Monmouthshire, South Wales.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Evacuee schoolboys from the Five Ways Grammer School in Birmingham at work digging potatoes for the Dig for Victory campaign on 10th July 1940 at a farm in Monmouthshire, South Wales]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A glass act: This centuries-old craft is alive and well ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Venice to Netflix, blown glass as an art form still captures the imagination. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Jackson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3v3aEs779jTrgPQQouGrn5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dale Chihuly has long been one of the world&#039;s premier glass artists.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A red tentacled Chihuly Glass Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum at night, Texas USA]]></media:text>
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