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McLaren Special Operations — The secret Surrey skunkworks producing Britain's most bespoke supercars
There's owning a McLaren and then there's owning an MSO McLaren. James Fisher finds out what makes the bespoke division of Britain's premier supercar manufacturer so special.
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Suit yourself: I’m a 49 year-old man-about-town and I’ve never owned a suit
When Hugh Smithson-Wright turned up to Country Life's annual Gentleman's Life party sans suit, it sparked a passionate conversation about why the formal fashion just isn't for everyone.
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Country Life's luxury editor's gift ideas for gentlemen
Christmas gift ideas for all of the men in your life, from fathers to husbands, to boyfriends to brothers.
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Sweet civilisation: What do you get when you ask architects to compete in a gingerbread competition?
The Gingerbread City is back in London’s Kings Cross. Lotte Brundle pays it a visit.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to meeting your in-laws for the first time
There's little more daunting than meeting your (future) in-laws for the first time. Here's how to make the right kind of impression.
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This machine is what happens when the Rolls-Royce of motorbikes and the most innovative of watchmakers join forces
Brough Superior and Richard Mille, two brands renowned for perfection, have created something that is exactly that.
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Country Life's luxury editor's Christmas gift ideas for leading ladies
The Country Life Christmas gift guide is back and it's bigger than ever. Here's what to buy your mother, wife, sister or girlfriend (or all four).
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‘Each one is different depending on what mood I’m in, how I'm feeling and how my energy is’ — meet the carver behind Westminster Hall's angel statues
Bespoke woodcarver William Barsley makes unique scale replicas of the angels that gaze over Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the palace of Westminster.
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A slick looking off-roader that's a far cry from its rustic rural roots — Volvo EX30 Cross Country
The latest iteration of Volvo's Cross Country is flashy, fast and stylish. But is that what a Volvo Cross Country is supposed to be?
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‘I cannot bring myself to believe that Emily Brontë would be turning over in her grave at the idea of Jacob Elordi tightening breathless Barbie’s corset’: In defence of radical adaptations
A trailer for the upcoming adaptation of 'Wuthering Heights' has left half of Britain clutching their pearls. What's the fuss, questions Laura Kay, who argues in defence of radical adaptations of classic literature.
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Mark Gatiss: ‘BBC Two turned down The League of Gentlemen six times’
The actor and writer tells Lotte Brundle about his latest Christmas ghost story, discovering Benedict Cumberbatch — and his consuming passions.
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Wildhive Callow Hall hotel review: I felt like a squirrel preparing for hibernation and I loved it
The boutique treehouses at this Derbyshire getaway are the best way to unwind in nature and explore the Peak District, writes Lotte Brundle.
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Who buys flowers in the middle of the night? Boris Johnson, panicked brides, drunk people and London’s wealthiest inhabitants
Lotte Brundle visits the 24-hour central London florist where the flowers don’t sleep.
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Why you absolutely need an electric Bentley Blower furnished with Russian reindeer leather
A collaboration between Hedley Studios and The King's shoemaker George Cleverley has produced something rather remarkable. Jeremy Taylor goes for a drive.
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Kilt status: A history of the iconic Scottish skirt, from wartime wrap to punk protest
Everything you need to know about the kilt — apart from what to wear underneath one.
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How a floating salad farm fuelled two record-breaking rowers across the Pacific Ocean
Miriam Payne and Jess Rowe grew cabbages and radishes on their small boat while rowing more than 8000 miles from Peru to Australia.
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The Glovebox: Return of the Bentley Supersports, the ultimate rural Range Rover and the car collection fit for The King
A century after it was the first Bentley to top 100mph, the Supersports is back and looking better than ever.
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Ho Ho House of Commons: A simple guide to the best Westminster gifts, featuring a duck that is also Big Ben, a cat called Attlee and an infamous jumper
The House of Common’s gift shop has got everything from a plushie of Attlee, the Speaker’s miserable looking cat, to a rubber duck that pays tribute to the mighty work of the Suffragettes.
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‘I 100% always knew that I was going to do something creative’: Petra Palumbo on her design house, love of Scotland and consuming passions
The London ‘It Girl’ turned Scotland-based designer makes tiles with men’s torsos and Henry hoovers on them, has a pug called Raisin and is married to the 16th Lord Lovat Simon Fraser. She chats to Lotte Brundle.
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McLaren's three Ellas and the future of motorsport
McLaren is rewiring the pipeline for women, on track and across the motorsport landscape
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The real deal: Can you tell the difference between mined and synthetic diamonds?
And would you buy a watch studded with laboratory-made ones?
