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It’s the season for hikes among the trees and cosy meals in pubs, says Nicole Garcia Merida.

This riesling is a bargain and a beauty. And at a sniff under 20 quid, it is positively irresistible.

The new Porsche Boxster is the perfect motor for enjoying Britain’s roads, says Nicole Garcia Merida.

From a Victorian house in Northumberland with a double-turreted tree house in the gardens, to a Georgian-style house in Surrey, with a Palladian-pilla…

A new bridge connecting the Isle of Skye to the Scottish mainland opened on this day in 1995, but the toll soon became a bone of contention.

An attempt to modernise Parliament's system of accounting for debt led to both Houses being destroyed by fire on this day in 1834.

BA boss Álex Cruz has been booted after a turbulent tenure that nonetheless left the airline in better shape. What happens next? Matthew Partridge rep…

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group is to create a purpose acquisition company (Spac) which it will use to buy private companies.

Merryn and John discuss the extraordinary idea of negative interest rates and explain why as far as they can see they just don't work. Plus, a genius …

There isn’t much obvious upside to the Covid debacle. But perhaps there will be a long-term silver lining, in the form of a push for reform of the gov…

American voters are about to decide whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden will take the oath of office on 20 January. Matthew Partridge explains how vario…

There has been much talk of the Bank of England introducing negative interest rates. John Stepek explains why they might do that, and what it would me…

On this day in 1997, the Thrust supersonic car propelled RAF pilot Andy Green through the sound barrier to set a new World Land Speed Record.

On this day in 1987, winds of up to 115mph ravaged southern England, as the worst storm for nearly 300 years hit, causing devastation.

Many people don’t understand or trust bitcoin. They don’t think it’s real money. But it’s more robust and less easy to manipulate than our national cu…

New evidence suggests people are depleting their pensions too quickly – and they risk running out of cash in retirement.

On this day in 1947, the rocket-powered Bell X-1 – nicknamed 'Glamorous Glennis' – blasted through the sound barrier, with Chuck Yeager at the control…

The world's first football match under floodlights took place on this day in 1878 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, as the “Blues” played the “Reds” in an…

Momentum investing – the opposite of the “buy low, sell high” advice – is based on the observation that trends in the stockmarket can continue for lon…

The general consensus is that public sector pay is lower than in the private sector, but staff have better working conditions and job security. The re…

Value investors should look to UK stockmarkets, where some of the best bargains in global markets are available.

Cut the cost of making your house more environmentally friendly with a Green Home Grant.

Temple Bar, the value-focused investment trust, has had a dreadful year, but new managers should turn it around.