For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Cara Delevingne’s multi-million dollar Los Angeles home was destroyed after it caught fire Friday (15 March) morning. The fire is reported to haveContinue Reading

This exhibition at the Royal Academy could be seen as a long-overdue “homecoming”, said Chloë Ashby in The Art Newspaper. The Swiss-born artist Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was one of 18th century Europe’s most in-demand painters, famed for her portraits, self-portraits and history paintings. As “savvy as she was talented”, sheContinue Reading

Spring has sprung, which means cherry blossoms, bluebonnets and ranunculus are starting to make their grand entrances in gardens, parks and fields across the world. Tiptoe through the tulips or stop and smell the roses at these excellent spots to view your favorite flowers in full bloom. Where to seeContinue Reading

Speculation has been rife about this year’s Glastonbury Festival headliners, but the big reveal has left some music fans “unimpressed” and “underwhelmed”. The rumour mill had featured “music legends Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Billy Joel and untouchable global superstar Taylor Swift”, said Neil McCormick in The Telegraph. But “the actual GlastonburyContinue Reading

Houston, Texas (Image credit: Courtesy image) The library in this 2006 Tudor Revival has richly carved dark wood book coves, a cornice, a fireplace and diamond-paned leaded windows. The four-bedroom house features period-appropriate pocket doors, coffered ceilings, and inlaid-wood floors; a grand staircase and window seats; a primary suite withContinue Reading