Fllood defence measures local people thought were certain to go ahead have now been shelved and communities have been left to cope with the elements as best they can. Leeds has lost its long-planned £100 million to protect the city centre, which if severely flooded could cost £400 million in damage, according to the Environment Agency. But smaller communities have also had their schemes for flood protection shelved, including Felixstowe, Ipswich, Keswick, York, Morpeth, Thirsk, Warrington, Banbury, Lyme Regis and Teignmouth. ...read
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Top Trompes! Bring a sense of playful mischief to your furnishings with quirky designs that trick the eye
All is not what it seems in our homes. Once, furniture looked like straightforward items for sitting on, eating off or bathing in, but the lines are becoming blurred. Avant-garde designers are pushing boundaries, drawing on the artistic tradition of trompe l’oeil - or trick of the eye - so that chairs are fantastical pieces made from old shopping trolleys or fashioned from a ghostly acrylic to look like the Eiffel Tower. ...read
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Qatar's winning streak: The 2022 World Cup has already kick-started the housing market in this Gulf State
The Middle East emirate of Qatar might not seem an obvious choice for a second home - or a huge sporting event. But think again. The 2022 World Cup will be staged in Qatar and that's bound to have an impact on the housing market. In fact, shrewd property investors have wasted no time turning their attentions to the tiny Gulf state, with a population of 1.6 million. ...read
My motivation? To sell up: GMTV's Mr Motivator, Derrick Evans, is scaling back his tourist operations on sunny Jamaica
‘Mr Motivator’, Derrick Evans, has become weary of running an activity centre in the grounds of his Jamaica house, not to mention the rising levels of crime, and wants to sell for £1.5 million. Derrick began building his estate in 1997 using profits from his fitness videos. In total he spent £450,000 on the plot and buildings. ...read