3 h. ago The 19th Century manor house Army veterans will soon be able to call home

The building has been empty for years, but now it has been given a new lease of life

Society

13 h. ago Grade II Sussex Georgian manor house to host free festive fairytale

Grade II Sussex Georgian manor house to host free festive fairytale  This Is Local London

Society

3 d. ago Anne Summers: ‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms’

Fifty years after writing a book which would change how Australians view their history and culture, the author and journalist isn’t slowing downGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnne Summers is scrutinising street numbers as we walk. Pausing in front of a 19th-century mansion, the author and journalist looks up to its second storey. “This is where I was arrested.”“Oh wow,” she says, taking in its immaculate sandstone facade. “It didn’t look like this then.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago King Charles donates £50,000 for repairs to one of late Queen’s favourite churches

The church has long been close to the hearts of the royal family, who previously helped fund its restoration when it fell into disrepair in the 19th Century

Politics

3 d. ago Homelessness is increasingly hard to ignore – unless you are the Labour party | Simon Jenkins

The government is focused on building new homes for floating voters, while landlordism is discouraged and homes stand empty As opera-goers trooped into the London Coliseum this week, three helpless drunks were camping on the adjacent front steps. One was struggling to stop another pulling down his trousers – or possibly helping him. In Chandos Place around the corner, half a dozen more were bedding down out of the rain. Over the road, staff at the hallowed St Martin-in-the-Fields homeless charity were under siege.There is only one housing crisis. It is not the lack of somewhere nice to live. It is the lack of somewhere to sleep. Rough sleeping is vagrancy, and illegal in England and Wales under the Vagrancy Act. It means the police can “move you on”. The government promised to “develop a new cross-government strategy” to “put Britain back on track to ending homelessness” in its election manifesto, so next spring it is scrapping the 19th-century act. Rough sleeping will be decriminal...

Society

4 d. ago Thief who kicked and punched pensioner, 87, to death in the street while trying to steal his shopping is found guilty of murder

Peter Augustine, 59, attacked 87-year-old John Mackey after he visited a Co-op store in Manor House, north London, on the afternoon of May 6.

Events

4 d. ago Robber who kicked pensioner to death for cottage pie guilty of murder

Peter Augustine, 59, targeted 87-year-old John Mackey after he visited a Co-op store in north London

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4 d. ago Ed Sheeran's plan to combine historic seaside cottages into mega coastal home upsets new neighbour and parish councillors

The 34-year-old Shape of You singer snapped up the two three-bedroom 19th century terraced houses for a total of £1.95million.

Culture

5 d. ago Graeme Macrae Burnet on the island murders that inspired his new novel

When he found 130 handwritten pages of witness statements relating to a triple murder on the island of Benbecula in the 19th century, Graeme Macrae Burnet realised he had everything he needed to reconstruct a long-forgotten story, writes Susan Mansfield

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5 d. ago Sotheby's says a diamond brooch lost by Napoleon as his forces fled Waterloo sells for $4.4 million

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 million, at a Geneva auction on Wednesday

Economics

5 d. ago Army veteran from Leighton Buzzard joins Remembrance Day service in London

Army veteran from Leighton Buzzard joins Remembrance Day service in London  Leighton Buzzard Observer

Politics

6 d. ago AD FEATURE: Discover the magic of Manor Park Country House at special Wedding Showcase

Enjoy a glass of bubbly and delicious canapes while exploring one of South Wales’ most romantic wedding venues

Society

8 d. ago The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial

Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interestsNo other European country has such a narrow base of proprietorship as Scotland. Half of all privately owned rural land is held by 421 people or entities. The roots of such disparities lie in the past. The 18th- and 19th-century Highland clearances emptied the glens and readied them for private takeover. On the continent, and eventually in England, the great estates were broken up by inheritance and land taxes. By comparison, Scotland is still feudal in scale.The passing of a land reform bill, its supporters say, will change that. But doubts remain. Its proponents say the legislation could allow the Scottish government to intervene in private land sales and require large estates to be broken up. At its heart is the so-called transfer test. This would see Scottish ministers notified before any land sale over 1,000 hectares. However, they lack an...

Politics

8 d. ago Labour accused of allowing terrorists to 'rewrite history' with nine new cases set to be brought against British army veterans

Ministers have already drawn fire from veterans after scrapping the Legacy Act, a Tory law which gave soldiers immunity from prosecutions.

Events

1 week ago English Victorian bathhouse to finally reopen after 50 years as new free attraction

A HISTORIC Victorian bathhouse is getting a new lease of life after closing nearly 50 years ago. Manor Place Baths in South London is a 19th century bathhouse that was once a huge swimming pool complex. It later became a boxing venue before closing in the 1970s. However, a new attraction is set to open...

Politics

1 week ago Royal British Legion support helps traumatised war hero realise his own bravery

Army veteran Warren Howell has finally taken his medals from his drawer after PTSD left him too traumatised to look at them. The Royal British Legion helped him make the change

Events

1 week ago 'One of the best period productions aired on television' is streaming now

Netflix is home to a breathtaking period drama set in Italy during the second half of the 19th century, which has been hailed a "masterpiece" by fans

Politics

1 week ago Army veteran 'devastated' after returning from holiday to find home flooded with human waste

James Stubbs, 72, made the disgusting discovery in the early hours of October 2 after coming home from Spain.

Events

1 week ago Pensioner, 87, was murdered in the street for his bag containing a box of cornflakes, cottage pie and a newspaper, court hears

John Mackey was allegedly fatally kicked, punched and stamped on by an unemployed man after he visited a Co-op store in Manor House, north London.

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1 week ago Pensioner, 87, beaten to death in north London for bag containing cottage pie and cornflakes, court told

John Mackey was allegedly targeted by unemployed Peter Augustine after he visited a Co-op store in Manor House

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