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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'NIMBYs are heroes of our time': Simon Jenkins launches devastating attack on the state of housing in Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Cotswolds are being ruined, house building targets are only helping the 'middling rich', and why NIMBYs should be celebrated, not vilified: Simon Jenkins lit up the Future Countryside conference with a scathing speech about house building and planning policy. Julie Harding was there to witness the fireworks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbVKQXzE8tSxAi6wYsfXJZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rural spaces, such as Langdale in Cumbria, should be valued, not covered in houses.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Langdale in Cumbria]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's toil and trouble in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 10, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark the anniversary of the infamous Salem Witch Trials with our magical quiz. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Three Weird Sisters&#039; by Henry Fuseli, depicting the witches from Shakespeare&#039;s play &#039;Macbeth&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&#039;Three Weird Sisters&#039; illustration depicting the witches from Shakespeare&#039;s play &#039;Macbeth&#039;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I discovered a way of doing the Monaco Grand Prix in similar style, with a much bigger boat, and an even louder horn': The floating Paddock pass that F1 fans are fighting over ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/i-discovered-a-way-of-doing-the-monaco-grand-prix-in-similar-style-with-a-much-bigger-boat-and-an-even-louder-horn-the-floating-paddock-pass-that-f1-fans-are-fighting-over</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some 200 vessels turned up for F1’s most famous street race this year, but our writer was on the best one. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6mwokGsDsEG6FtnbQoJ7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Silver Ray&lt;/em&gt; — pictured outside Monaco — was launched in 2024 and is known for an industry-leading space-to-guest ratio, all-suite accommodation and its pioneering asymmetrical design and expansive use of glass.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silversea&#039;s Monaco Grand Prix itinerary]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A snob's guide to the village fête ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts waxes lyrical about the most English of summer countryside traditions. Illustration by John Holder. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rural Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9R3twtZzXAqToPYsShdc85.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;The dog with the waggiest tale&#039; is a popular village fête tradition. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of people and dogs at an English village fete]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles: ‘The English art of the witty put down is unmatched’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To celebrate this week's 'English Issue', six individuals reflect on what being English means to them. First up: Country Life's very own Tom Parker Bowles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z5hdaCanUXjCagryu5e9e5.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;An intimate understanding of the endless idiosyncrasies of the well-honed insult is something that makes us uniquely English,&#039; says Tom Parker Bowles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tom Parker Bowles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Worzel Gummidge to the kakashi of Shikoku: The scarecrow is iconic the world over ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They might be questionably effective at frightening away birds, but scarecrows remain a quirkily enduring feature of our physical and cultural landscape. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aeneas Dennison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bMc9fiPZZSFfFfRRzFhaW7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tee yourself up for the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 9, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's Tuesday so, fittingly, everything in today's quiz begins with the letter 't'. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Since then, I have built up a collection of about 200 — the oldest of which dates from about 3000BC': Despite its scarcity and significance, this type of jewellery is among the least expensive ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/jewellery/since-then-i-have-built-up-a-collection-of-about-200-the-oldest-of-which-dates-from-about-3000bc-despite-its-scarcity-and-significance-this-type-of-jewellery-is-among-the-least-expensive</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether humble, elaborate or very rare, amulets tend to have huge personal significance, ranging from sentimental to spiritual. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Jewellery]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Self ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7wAZBGZLCwcvTsmyqRhLMS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wallis Simpson wore a bespoke Cartier charm bracelet with nine gem-set Latin crosses — including to her wedding. It sold at auction with Sotheby&#039;s in 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silver chain bracelet with multiple cross pendants hanging off it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life June 10, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life June 10, 2026, is our English issue, looking at the people, the places and the peculiarities that define England and its people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cover of Country Life June 10, 2026, our special English issue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life June 10, 2026 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Georgian mill house for sale on the banks of one of the most celebrated stretches of water in Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A house is for sale in a Hampshire village where you can dip your toes in the clear, beautiful waters of the River Test. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJkDnk9BYrpn7ypygpnGLU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                        <dc:contributor><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:contributor>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A T-Rex by the name of Gus is going up for auction —and he could be the most expensive dinosaur ever sold ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The dinosaur skeleton will be on the market as part of Sotheby’s Geek Week auction, next month. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SLdbiV7B2oCXWcgrkkoW2h.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gus the T-Rex is 67 million years old and the most valuable dinosaur offered at auction, Sotheby&#039;s say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dinosaur]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dive into the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 8, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It’s World Ocean Day, and what better way to celebrate than by testing your knowledge of all things oceanic? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Was there ever a city so densely populated by brilliant minds, so tightly packed with bright ideas? Mark Rothko is following in the footsteps of Michelangelo and taking over Florence ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/was-there-ever-a-city-so-densely-populated-by-brilliant-minds-so-tightly-packed-with-bright-ideas-mark-rothko-is-following-in-the-footsteps-of-michelangelo-and-taking-over-florence</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A major retrospective of Mark Rothko's work is now open in Florence. Steven King went to have a look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLkM7VXNeVpMz88WapYbdL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Choosing the perfect road trip ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There’s no better way to explore the countryside, the coastline and the heritage of Britain than by car. We’ve made a list of our three favourite places to stay and visit, so you can plan your next trip with ease. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life UK Magazine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rVrd63ynnN42KQhcGN6neX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A house so beautiful that it entranced Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle — who bought it on the spot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The creator of Sherlock Holmes spend the final years of his life at this magical New Forest hideaway. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJkDnk9BYrpn7ypygpnGLU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The man who created fiction&#039;s greatest detective lived his final days at Bignell Wood.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ House of the Dragon: The Elizabethan mansion protected by a fire-breathing beast — until it wasn't ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan recounts the fascinating story of Drakelow Hall. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JSQXJtguspVj32cbZvuFAP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: How Gen Z fell in love with fly-fishing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/what-is-everyone-talking-about-this-week-how-gen-z-fell-in-love-with-fly-fishing</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ They may look closer to Brad Pitt's Paul Maclean than to the grandfathers who taught them how to cast. But they are flocking to the sport in their hundreds, lured by Nature's bounty. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBwePqG6Xdt5FDMyJvtk6N.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Robert Redford&#039;s 1992 film, &#039;A River Runs Through It&#039;, did much to elevate fly-fishing&#039;s image across the pond. The hype is finally catching on in Britain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brad Pitt casting a line in Robert Redford&#039;s 1992 film A River Runs Through It]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ John Betjeman, Paul Nash, Christopher Hobhouse and the golden age of British guidebooks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interwar years saw a boom in motoring and the emergence of a new sort of day-tripper, hungry to hit the road and explore the countryside. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jack Watkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bf42hhPN4xUa3R5J2SWZV4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hugo Vickers: 'Wallis Simpson enjoyed being the King’s friend, but in no way did she want to become his wife, or to cause a major constitutional crisis' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why everything we've been told about ‘the woman who stole the King’ is wrong, by toyal biographer Hugo Vickers. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hugo Vickers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9aHgbPzEysCCFJaiJNHQNi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five outstanding homes, from a Cornish harbour home to a townhouse designed by Christopher Wren, as seen in Country Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A string of beautiful houses came up for sale through Country Life this week —here's our pick of the best. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yef6UKfH4t7QuZd2vHkjZA.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The marine animals that look suspiciously like dogs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Staffie-shaped seals and smiling Samoyed belugas to borzoi swordfish, World Ocean Day seemed the perfect opportunity to tackle one of life's most important questions: which marine animals look most like dogs? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wuKsWYXzQQXDP7DG83Sa6c.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An unhinged image of the ocean&#039;s canine counterparts.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Playful collage comparing marine animals and dog breeds, including seals, sharks, dolphins, a manatee, walrus, beluga whale, pufferfish and dumbo octopus alongside their canine lookalikes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The ideal of what an English country house should be': Ven House's journey from Georgian corruption to modern glory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This magnificent Ven House in Somerset —home of Mike Fisher and Lord Allen of Kensington — was the unexpected product of the fractious and corrupt politics of early 18th-century England. John Goodall explains more; photography by Will Pryce for Country Life. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Goodall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mJnixhpF79oUeSRUmKfrN3.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A grand country house saved from rot, rising damp and ruin, on the market after a 34-year labour of love ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The grand, Grade II-listed Pennington House was in a sorry state by the 1990s. What has happened since then is remarkable. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJkDnk9BYrpn7ypygpnGLU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                        <dc:contributor><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:contributor>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lady Anne Glenconner: ‘Princess Margaret and I were quite naughty then, Elizabeth always had an eye out for us’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Baroness and British socialite tells Lotte Brundle about growing up with Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, her tumultuous relationship with her late husband and being a ‘gay icon’ aged 93. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SLdbiV7B2oCXWcgrkkoW2h.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;I found her quite easy to, sort of, manage,’ Lady Anne Glenconner says of Princess Margaret.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lady Anne Glenconner]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It is so impressive in scope it almost defies description': The bold, 200-year vision to repair the harm that man has inflicted on the Scottish Highlands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Change is afoot in the least-visited corners of the Highlands, says Richard MacKichan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard MacKichan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rKphxhcDCF5DSERxfmsuuV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Music, dancing and jellied eels all round: The 'colourful world of plenty' in the iconic garden at the Festival of Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 75 years ago, the Festival of Britain turned austere, post-war London into a fairytale of lights, sounds, colour and celebration — and at the heart of it all were the pleasure gardens at Battersea. Kathryn Ferry looks back on those gardens —an outdoor space that may have been the last of its kind. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kathryn Ferry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HndgTAQvA7u2HBhgukqf47-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Festival snapshot: the follies and fountains of the Grand Vista formed the focal point at the Battersea Pleasure Gardens in 1951.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Festival of Britain gardens in 1951 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's extremely reassuring for the ultra-wealthy': How Monaco's resurgence is fuelling a new property boom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amid the turmoil in today's the world, Monaco has remained quietly unchanged — and well-heeled families are heading back, creating a new surge of growth. Arabella Youens reports. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DpmDyrzjvWzbJFjWqn3QPA.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Increasing numbers of families are falling for the charms of Monaco and Port de Fontvieille.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The charms of Monaco]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It’s creatures great and small in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 5, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From puffins to pine martens and basking sharks to buff-tailed bumblebees: how well do you know the 18 shortlisted animals for our new banknotes? ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The real passion of polo is found in its ordinary players ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As pony-laden lorries line up like dominos along stretches of emerald turf up and down the country, Rupert Uloth explores the lure of non-professional or 'low-goal' polo. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Uloth ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SKFsXNE9KGHKycDdE4ffRQ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The death of Gentleman's Relish (and how I learned to stop worrying and make my own instead) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles laments the loss of one of Britain's savoury delights, but modern problems require modern solutions, as he suggests a suitable home-made alternative. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z5hdaCanUXjCagryu5e9e5.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five slices of Hampshire heaven on the market ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Julie Harding picks out the best cottages and country houses for sale across the beautiful county of Hampshire. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbVKQXzE8tSxAi6wYsfXJZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Old London in Liss, Hampshire, is on the market.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We rudely refer to them as 'sky rats', but pigeons add a touch of the natural world to our busiest metropolises ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Cocker defends the ungainly pigeon in this weeks column, where he defends Britain's least likable birds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7aWd5Bj5JpoZoiiMUHqjD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The actress Jane Darwell played a character who had a particular affinity for pigeons in the film &#039;Mary Poppins&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mary Poppins film still]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 34-bedroom Cotswolds home for £810,000, a sprawling Victorian mill or a Grand Design waiting to happen? The world of property auctions is going wild ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Property auctions always bring up some unusual homes for sale —and this latest crop is particularly intriguing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yef6UKfH4t7QuZd2vHkjZA.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Breadstone House in Gloucestershire is going under the hammer with a guide price of £810,000.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Test your knowledge of the days of the week in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 4, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Happy Monday! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ancient trees that laugh in the face of climate change and dinosaur-killing asteroids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson meets the 'living fossil' trees that survived mass extinctions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hSTAKa94WSWaY3AaUcMu2n.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is it worth queueing around the street for a pocket watch? The answer, of course, is yes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White and Rosie Paterson reveal the very new trend for a very old accessory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwxUx4TywPdMxWZDy7m5Fc.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the sustainably-minded brains behind the London Eye rescued a Warwick Avenue townhouse from the brink of collapse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marks Barfield are known for their public projects, but behind the scenes they've been cultivating a reputation for outstanding residential renovations with sustainability front and centre. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grace McCloud ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oJjMYSDuFGjfHgp3GtxurP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The eat-in kitchen boasts floor-to-ceiling windows and direct access to the garden.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marks Barfield London retrofit ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Monaco Royal Family's car collection is exactly the sort of unabashed showmanship you want to see from a prince ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A De Dion-Bouton, a black Chrysler Imperial, Panhards, a 'Borneo Green' Renault.... If you've thought of it, chances are the Grimaldis own it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zachary Weiss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/95K8N4M7j6QFr5aFtrx2LL.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Prince Albert in his Lotus Seven IV, pictured in 1986.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Prince Albert II of Monaco Driving a Convertible in Monaco, August 4, 1986. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 500-year-old cottage that's literally two doors down from Jane Austen's house in Hampshire ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a hopelessly picturesque village within the South Downs National Park, Baigens is a wonderful house in a magical spot —and it's just come up for sale. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJkDnk9BYrpn7ypygpnGLU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Baigens is in Chawton, the Hampshire village where Jane Austen lived in the final decade of her life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Small-scale cut flower growers have now been formally recognised by the government ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/small-scale-cut-flower-growers-have-now-been-formally-recognised-by-the-government</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UK trade body that represents more than 1,000 small-scale cut flower growers, has been awarded dedicated Standard Industrial Classification codes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbVKQXzE8tSxAi6wYsfXJZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Standard Industrial Classification codes for the trade body comes just in time for British Flowers Week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tulip flowers in bottles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inspired by a Renaissance masterpiece, created by one of the world's great architects, this bed has done a century's service for a country house's owners —and their very lucky pets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ John Goodall talks to Sebastian Fenwick about his extraordinary bed, designed by the great Edwin Lutyens. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Goodall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mJnixhpF79oUeSRUmKfrN3.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lutyens-designed bed at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/shilstone-house-260386&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Shilstone House&lt;/a&gt; in Devon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Shilstone House Devon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's all coming up roses in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 3, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/its-all-coming-up-roses-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-3-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Britain's roses bloom, it seems, bigger than ever this year, why not try our rose-themed quiz? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Roses are a recurring motif in the 1999 classic film &#039;American Beauty&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[American Beauty film still]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No longer a sunny place for shady people: How Monaco is shedding its old-money image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new generation is quietly reshaping the Mediterranean Principality from a place to wind down, into one to build, live and thrive, says Adam Hay-Nicholls. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6mwokGsDsEG6FtnbQoJ7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Do you want to be known as someone who’s simply too uptight to take lunch?' Asnob’sguideto midweek dining ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In her recurring column, Sophia Money-Coutts praises the midweek lunch. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9R3twtZzXAqToPYsShdc85.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where to listen to the greatest musical performance on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The dawn chorus is a rich reminder of the beauty of the world we live in, far removed from its many horrors. And you can hear it from anywhere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to refresh a room without sacrificing your existing furniture  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Studio Squire has given a fresh look to this sitting room overlooking a leafy London square. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DpmDyrzjvWzbJFjWqn3QPA.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snoozing dormice, British scorpions, vegan hedgehogs and other unusual animal facts in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 2, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We tell you things, and you guess whether they are true or not. Simples. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is how your email finds me, by the way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hazel dormouse looking absolutely adorable]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Royalty, racing drivers and the Riviera’s most charming reprobates: Inside Monaco's fabulous parties  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Zachary Weiss takes a look back at some of the most epic evenings (and daytimes) in Monaco history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zachary Weiss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/95K8N4M7j6QFr5aFtrx2LL.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Daniel Ricciardo celebrated his 2018 Monaco Grand Prix victory with a graceful belly flop — and was quickly joined by members of his Red Bull team, journalists and camera people. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Daniel Riccardo dives into a small swimming pool, still in his race suit, surrounded by photographers ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life June 3, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/magazine/country-life-june-3-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life June 3, 2026, celebrates Constable country, scarecrows, the gardens of Dummer House and the best Derbys ever run. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLmTivjz9BZwGPM2UCXuvG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life June 3, 2026, which features a photo of Coombe Gill Mill in Borrowdale, Cumbria, by Daniel Kay / Getty. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[img_1-1.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Highland getaway of Elizabeth II's personal florist is for sale at £750,000 —and if there's house in Britain with a better view than this one, we'd love to see it ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/scotland/the-highland-getaway-of-elizabeth-iis-personal-florist-is-for-sale-at-gbp750-000-and-if-theres-house-in-britain-with-a-better-view-than-this-one-wed-love-to-see-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ard Daraich was the Scottish bolthole of the utterly remarkable Constance Spry. Today, it's seeking a new owner. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Scotland properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yef6UKfH4t7QuZd2vHkjZA.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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