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A luxury townhouse offering the ‘best view’ in the world of golf has gone on the market for £7.25 million.The stunning property will sit on the edge of the Old Course in St Andrews, known as the Home of Golf, and is one of the most…

Hobbies and InterestsConrad was telling her how awful the hotel had been.‘I had to send the towels back because, well, you don’t want to know. And the sheets were nylon, polyester, whatever, so if you moved too much, you got a shock. A…

ANIMALS Who’s a Good Dog?by Jessica Pierce (University of Chicago Press £20, 304pp)As the happy but frazzled owner of a three-month-old black cocker spaniel puppy called Dinah, who is busy pulling the stuffing out of her dog bed as I…

Broom Manor is an elegant 19th-century mansion — or, at least, it used to be — near the upmarket town of Knutsford in the heart of the Cheshire countryside.It boasts seven bedrooms, stables, adjoining cottages and garaging around an…

What do you get if you cross a traditional houseboat with a luxury yacht? This U.S firm has the answer.Florida-based Reina Boats has designed a series of 'house-yachts' - luxury vessels that owners 'can take on yachting adventures as…

Lynched by the mob: Mugger 'who targeted old ladies' is kicked and beaten, with more and more passers-by joining in after failed robbery in Rome26-year-old was set upon on pavement before being hit by others in the streetBy…

Burning Man will come to an end on Monday night with the burning of 'the man' - concluding perhaps the saddest event in its history and leaving the waterlogged Nevada desert strewn with abandoned boots and acres of trash.Organizers on…

It's the world's biggest cruise ship and tickets are selling by the boatload.Royal Caribbean has revealed that Icon of the Seas has been the fastest-selling ship in a maiden season in the cruise line's history, with only limited spaces…

From the Great St Bernard Pass in Italy to Scotland's North Coast 500, there's nothing quite like hitting the open road for an epic road trip.But have you ever wondered just how many roads there are across our entire planet?At least 13…