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...The gates have just been remade by craftsmen on the Petworth estate in Sussex, whose owner, the respected biographer Lord Egremont, has given them to Hougoumont as a tribute to his ancestor Lt Col Henry...
...To comment, email magazineletters@ft.com ——————————————- Letter in response to this article: US v China, cold or hot, won’t happen / From Lt Col Edward S Marek (Rtd)...
...Lt Col Richard Martin, for services to City of London Corporation. Mel Mehmet, chief executive, easitNETWORK, transport support partnership....
...Lt Greg Raelson, a spokesman for the Bahrain-based US 5th fleet, said the exercise was “not being conducted in response to any one threat or situation”....
...Powerful roadside bombs lined the two-lane road. And Shiia militias have stepped up attacks against US bases in southern Iraq in recent weeks....
...Himself the survivor of a suicide bombing, Lt Gen Fonseka enlisted western help to cut off the LTTE’s illicit global financial network and sent his navy and air force to sink the rebels’ supply ships in...
...The minis are gone but the longing for them remains. lt has been transposed on to flowers and garden plants as breeders strive to give us our favourites in shapes and sizes marketed as “compact”....
...Horse-drawn carriages wait for passengers at the intersection of pebbly lanes. Cars are banned. Unlocked bicycles lean against hedges and stone walls....
...“It’s illegal to make, sell and distribute,” says Lt Brian Verwoert. “But not to possess.”...
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