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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Finest gardens to visit]]></category>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/people-are-astounded-that-such-a-biodiverse-haven-exists-here-the-garden-squares-that-are-the-hidden-lungs-of-london</link>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gardens]]></category>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/all-hail-the-egg-the-most-innovative-eggs-in-london-and-how-to-make-them-at-home-this-easter</link>
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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">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Emma Earnshaw for Country Life]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James May on the M1: BMW's best-ever bad car ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/the-m1-bmws-best-ever-bad-car</link>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Motoring]]></category>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <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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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 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/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">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <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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                                                                                                                    <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>
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                            <![CDATA[ The layout of this French château kitchen was influenced by English country-house style. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/magazine/where-to-find-the-easter-eggs-hidden-inside-this-weeks-issue-of-country-life</link>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/banish-all-thoughts-of-mykonos-this-is-the-greek-island-you-should-visit-this-summer</link>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-risk-of-taxing-our-built-heritage-out-of-existence-is-all-too-real</link>
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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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                                                            <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>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/a-glass-act-this-centuries-old-craft-is-alive-and-well</link>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tartan, tape measures, Nutella and newts: Are these national days of awareness real or fake? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 30 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's quiz will test your knowledge of weird and wonderful national days of awareness. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ctQiahrtXwE6gWq7MuLzZP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘It looks like a miniature hamster. It’s just absolutely exquisite’: How the lucky ladybird took the worlds of French patisserie, jewellery and interior design by storm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/it-looks-like-a-miniature-hamster-its-just-absolutely-exquisite-how-the-lucky-ladybird-took-the-worlds-of-french-patisserie-jewellery-and-interior-design-by-storm</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life isn't the only brand obsessed with the teeny-tiny ladybird, says Susanne Madsen, who investigates why we all find them so appealing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Susanne Madsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c8TLuPob73ZELfDFsZ9bCe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A castle in miniature on a dreamy estate in Kent, where four-poster beds meet swimming pool and cinema room ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oxney Court has it all —including one of the finest wine cellars we've seen in a long time. Annabel Dixon takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TTTTeSB7kZAjCWp7GT2v4A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did a staircase from this Reformation-era country house end up on the other side of the world? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/how-did-a-staircase-from-this-reformation-era-country-house-end-up-on-the-other-side-of-the-world</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan takes a look at the intriguing history and sad ending of Beaudesert Hall. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 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/2EAZqCNwJnYE4eTyKfNYsP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Long Gallery, the oak from which ended up in the possession of Birmingham City Council.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beaudesert Hall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Where have all the rabbits gone?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There used to be dozens in every field, emerging at springtime and dancing around us in a pastoral conga line. Where are they now? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqvihiGY3ue46rq8TprTMe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Bentley dog baskets to Ferrari everything, there is more to cars than just four wheels ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/from-bentley-dog-baskets-to-ferrari-everything-there-is-more-to-cars-than-just-four-wheels</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When it comes to fashion and cars collaborating, the list is diverse, long, and seemingly only getting longer. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Guy Bird ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gC5fg9rhLyLfiEeLsxHwqM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A model hits the catwalk at the Ferrari collection show at Milan&#039;s Fashion Week in 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A model walks the runway during the Ferrari collection show at Milan&#039;s Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2025, on September 21, 2024 in Milan.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One drew a longer queue than the members of One Direction': The irresistible old English sheepdog is now under threat  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the Dulux dog marks 65 years, the old English sheepdog remains one of Britain’s most recognisable canine icons — yet this much-loved breed is now under threat. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sjU6XdejAN3qhBuw56xARA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[‘Life is what you paint it’ — remember that?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Willow — aka giant fluffball — the Dulux dog, races across the finish line at the Dulux London Revolution in Windsor, Berkshire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five gorgeous rural homes, from the Algarve to Warwickshire, as seen in Country Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A breathtakingly pretty Cotswolds cottage is among the joys this week. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RNUyPyKHaN25umhCqmNG2W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This Cotswolds cottage is for sale under £1 million.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We are here to champion British farmers who produce wonderful milk, meat, vegetables and eggs': The Country Life team's favourite farm shops ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More and more of us are choosing to buy produce directly from farms. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7M8ECfS3ysaGt7MQXWeTG4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Farm Shop in Mayfair offers fresh and seasonal produce from their farm in Somerset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Farm Shop, Mayfair]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Breamore House: The Tudor masterpiece with a past tainted by tragedy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The grand Elizabethan building that is Breamore House in Hampshire became, in the 18th century, the seat of a family that made its fortune in medicine. Steven Brindle looks at the fascinating history of the building and its rich collections. Photography by Paul Highnam for Country Life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven Brindle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/34FVgkdqw7raT4DaTsDMJT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Tudor masterpiece that is Breamore House in Hampshire, the seat of Sir Michael Hulse, Bt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[South elevation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of the most dramatic coastal estates in the South West' has come up for sale at £10 million, with cliffsides, woodland and its own private beach ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penny Churchill takes a look at Redlap House, a simply magnificent property on the cliffs of South Devon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p8dDPjaTAAv2WsJz2qtDuW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Redlap House is like something from a Mary Wesley novel. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I’m in awe of him. He’s very special. I’m just in the shadows of what Attlee does': A brief guide to the working cats of Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From seafaring heroes of the Royal Navy to the solemn halls of Westminster, cats have a long and distinguished tradition of assisting in the workplace. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/74TPdTXqWYuMuvLdfpU9SF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Attlee, the Maine Coon belonging to The Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is not bothered by such nonsense as party politics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Attlee, Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s cat in the Crimson Drawing Room in the Speakers House at the Houses of Parliament in London]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life picks the biggest, boldest and best of this year’s clutch of luxury Easter eggs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pick up an edible work of art before they sell out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ird3UuTtsmddTDidNPFCFj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eliamos review: A five-star retreat on the island made famous by Captain Corelli’s Mandolin  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new hotel-cum-villa concept on the Greek island of Kefalonia is the perfect place to base yourself for some rest and relaxation. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mv4SmKYQWoukr6TNLQxMXc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The garden at Cogshall Grange: 'A modern work of art, combining shapeliness and serenity' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Layers of fresh new foliage — lime-green hornbeams underplanted with bronze and copper-leaved perennials —are set off with a brilliant selection of tulips in the garden at Cogshall Grange. Kathryn Bradley-Hole paid a visit; photography by Clive Nichols. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kathryn Bradley-Hole ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TyBVjWsoWeUDbKbJPbwLii-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The garden at Cogshall Grange, Antrobus, Cheshire, the home of Julia Kirkham and Brendan Flood. &#039;Mantle&#039; by David Harber overlooks the gravelled beds. Also in bronze is the small gazebo standing against the wall, one of several pieces by Jamie Fobert Architects.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The garden at Cogshall Grange in Antrobus, Cheshire — the home of Julia Kirkham and Brendan Flood. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A breathtaking home created by the man who 'built the most beautiful building in Sweden' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/overseas/an-utterly-breathtaking-house-created-by-the-man-who-built-the-most-beautiful-building-in-sweden</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Grand residence at Kungsholmen is a magnificent home that bears the fingerprints of genius. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:02:00 +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/xABrD54g376GLLybSPWEpN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Impress your friends with facts about British Summer Time when you take the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 26 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clocks go forward on Sunday. Let us celebrate by quizzing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +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/vjrXzpHtDc6Ckue5SuGku-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Dialogue is an extension of feeling. If I don’t remember a line, it’s because I haven’t understood why I was saying it’: Claire Foy’s consuming passions  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Claire Foy has played seminal British roles as both Elizabeth II in 'The Crown', and in 'A Very British Scandal'. In her latest film, she takes on one of our country's most beloved author's, Enid Blyton. Will Hosie meets her. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/isU9CikpZB2tCKhWdJvj9F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;My character is not particularly faithful to what’s in the book,&#039; says Claire Foy of &#039;The Magic Faraway Tree&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Claire Foy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Italians think it's a laxative and the Germans say it leeches your bones, but rhubarb is a true British wonder. Here's how to do it justice ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rhubarb is one of the easiest and most generous plants to grow. Charles Quest-Ritson digs into its history and recommends the best kinds; photographs by Jonathan Buckley. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +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/A5ED8VuPDCQEov9KvuQNc3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rhubarb ‘Timperley Early’ is a great favourite and with reason, as it produces a large crop of sweet-tasting stalks early in the season.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Timperley Early rhubarb]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The movement is not limited to the very wealthy; doctors, teachers and skilled workers are exploring opportunities abroad': You’re paying too much tax — but where do you go? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ British citizens and residents are increasingly considering a tax-driven goodbye to the UK. Here’s where they’re going. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Overseas Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/byGBYsZihjJqJyEZ8knceB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Monaco is the world&#039;s second-smallest independent state — it&#039;s smaller than New York&#039;s Central Park. Most importantly, it has no income tax.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Monaco skyline with boats in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of the most famous rooms in England’, lovingly built by the leading Victorian artist Frederic Leighton ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly opened exhibition at Leighton House, London, charts the Arab Hall’s development and explores its enduring influence, writes Carla Passino. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carla Passino ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bUfUxw3cNZ6j7gEC6wYbrg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Frederic Leighton built Arab Hall ‘for the sake of something beautiful to look at once in a while’.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Arab Hall, Leighton House]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Palladian mansion once owned by Charles Darwin's great uncle that's hosted everyone from a Second World War hero to one of the Chuckle Brothers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cleatham Hall bucks the country house trend in all sorts of ways — not least by having affordable heating bills. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KQTpsUXjQsyWKRSrRWYti-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Now this is a turn-up: a country house with an &#039;A&#039;-rated EPC energy certificate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are you tickled pink or feeling blue? Let the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 26, 2026, be the judge ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hue knows how well you’ll do in this colour-themed trivia test. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s paint the town red.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Row of colourful London terraced houses ]]></media:text>
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