2 d. ago 'I'm a host on Escape to the Country and I wanted a property from the show for myself'

Escape to the Country presenter Steve Brown has revealed the two properties he wanted to buy on the show

Culture

3 d. ago 'I host Escape to the Country and this is the Powys home I almost bought from the show'

EXCLUSIVE: Escape to the Country star Steve Brown has revealed that he almost bought two properties that featured on the programme

Politics

4 d. ago Beach returned to First Nation after 170 years following Canada legal battle

Stretch of Lake Huron shore was promised to Saugeens in 1854 treaty with Crown but wrongly omitted from mapA stretch of beach will be returned to a First Nation in Canada 170 years after it was mistakenly omitted from its reserve. The sandy sliver of land measures less than two miles long, but has nonetheless sparked an outsized battle, with a nearby resort town claiming the case sets a foreboding precedent for property rights in the country.Canada’s supreme court said on Thursday that it would not hear a challenge from the town of South Bruce Peninsula, which is contesting a lower court’s ruling that the Saugeen First Nation’s reserve was erroneously smaller than promised. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Gun shots ring out on Victorian high country property in the hunt for alleged sovereign citizen cop killer

Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, have been named as the officers killed by suspected gunman Dezi Freeman.

Events

6 d. ago Guns shots ring out on Victorian high country property in the hunt for alleged sovereign citizen cop killer

Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, have been named as the officers killed by suspected gunman Dezi Freeman.

Events

7 d. ago Porepunkah shooting: police hunt ‘dangerous’ suspect who fled into bush after allegedly killing two officers ‘in cold blood’

Victoria police believe alleged offender is heavily armed and urge local residents to stay indoorsVictoria police shooting live updatesWhat we know so far about the shooting in rural AustraliaA manhunt is under way after two Victorian police officers were “murdered in cold blood” and another wounded in a shooting at a rural property in the high country town of Porepunkah.The Victorian police commissioner, Mike Bush, said the suspect – believed to be “heavily armed” – was still at large. Bush urged the wider community to stay indoors and said a “full deployment” was under way on Tuesday evening to find the suspect, who he described as “obviously a very dangerous person”. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago What to know about the delisting of property developer China Evergrande's shares in Hong Kong

Shares in China Evergrande, the real estate developer whose downfall led a collapse in the country’s property market, have been delisted from Hong Kong's stock exchange as creditors work to wind up debts that totaled over $300 billion

Politics

8 d. ago Stunning country farmhouse with six bedrooms and its own swimming pool goes on the market for just £19,000

The Grade II listed home in Cotleigh, near Honiton in Devon offers picturesque views of the Devon countryside and also has its own library.

Economics

8 d. ago Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted from Hong Kong stock market

China Evergrande’s delisting closes a chapter in country’s unprecedented property crisis

Politics

2 w. ago Escape to the Country's Sonali Shah admits house moves are 'not always going to work'

EXCLUSIVE: Escape to the Country presenter Sonali Shah has been a regular on the BBC property show for over 10 years and has helped hundreds of people find their dream home.

Politics