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...His first whale postmortem was a 15-metre-long fin whale that had washed up in Devon in 2010....
...The “M” is for munitions; on impact it explodes in a ball of flames....
...of Lyme Bay....
...“As office windows go, I’m not sure you can beat this,” he says, gazing out at the broad, calm waters of Conception Bay....
...I order seafood from Devon, crab and smoked eel. But I’m not here for the food: Heseltine is a living history book and his memory is razor-sharp....
...For three evenings late last month, the vast loading bay under Selfridges department store on London’s Oxford Street was cleared of traffic so Sharon Eyal’s L-E-V dance company could set to work constructing...
...Since launching in 1999, OITF has thrown dinners in 19 countries around the world, everywhere from Mount Fuji to Byron Bay....
...The Courtenays arrived with Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1154 and one forebear, Richard Courtenay, was buried with Henry V in Westminster Abbey, after dying of dysentery in Henry’s tent at the Siege of Harfleur...
...Check out the top-floor penthouse, which spills over two storeys and has its own garden – a full, glorious 600sq m of planted terraces, with 360-degree views of the city. bulgarihotels.com, from €1,250...
...Halfway through what I’m eating at the fine-dining restaurant Robin Wylde in Lyme Regis, the chef Harriet Mansell makes a couple of drastic changes....
...I’m old enough to remember when you could buy a house here for the price of a Harlyn Bay surfing lesson....
...If I’m missing something important, email me: Robert.Armstrong@ft.com. Why Opec matters Here’s a price chart that looks like all price charts seem to look recently: a lopsided V, higher on the right....
...The woman replied, “I’m a mother, it’s what we’re here for!”...
...Nicholas II of Russia, Edward VII and George V of Great Britain, Chulalongkorn of Siam and the Duc d’Orléans were among its early patrons....
...Now, even with the most creative handwriting, I'm not sure that's a V. But there are other countries where things look more positive. The most striking of all of these is probably China....
...Bay leaf is a very good companion to garlic — my daughter’s middle name is Bay. Which flavour can’t you abide? Stale garlic. And I can’t get on with dried thyme, though I love it fresh....
...The climate also keeps the crowds at bay. Skegness, down on the Lincolnshire coast, is famously bracing, but it’s as close to the south coast resorts as it is to here....
...Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California Polymath 1,010: Robert Jelly, Warwickshire Crossword 16,093: V...
...Searches for homes close to the quaint coastal town of Dartmouth in Devon increased 126 per cent. Around Monmouth in Wales, on the edge of the bucolic Wye Valley, they rose 136 per cent....
...“I’m a great one for building greenhouses planted with vines, peaches and apricots where I’ll place a table for everyone to have supper,” says Blom, who grew up hanging out in her uncle’s dishevelled vine...
...We first moved to West Dorset 20 years ago, into a cottage at the head of the Marshwood Vale, where the country rubs up against the Devon border....
...“I’m homeless; camped out in a holiday let in Devon,” says Wilson, who declined to give her real name....
...According to research from the Hellenic Statistical Authority and E&V, property there sells for up to €7,000 per sq m, (around €2,000 to €3,500 more per sq m than comparable property elsewhere on Crete)....
...I’m aware of it only because a couple of weeks ago I took part in a fascinating blind tasting in anticipation of the great day....
...“Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream” she sings in “Blank Space”, one of her biggest hits....
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