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“Why wouldst thou leave calm Hartwell’s green abode...Apician table and Horatian Ode?”
Lord Byron referring to Louis XVIII’s departure from Hartwell House.
Owned by the National Trust, Hartwell House is an exceptional opportunity to stay in a magnificent and eccentrically decorated English stately home in Buckinghamshire. Set in 90 acres of verdantly landscaped garden, just 40 miles from London, it personifies a style and character unique to Jacobean (and Georgian) country houses.

If Imagination had a home, Iceland would be it.

Bentley Mulliner has revealed the all-new Bacalar at the home of Bentley in Crewe, England this morning. The rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era, and the ultimate expression of two-seat, open-air luxury, this definitive Grand Tourer spearheads a return to coachbuilding by Bentley Mulliner – the oldest coachbuilder in the world. 

So we took the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon out in the streets of London, the country roads around Surrey, up a rocky mountain in the Lake District and for a stroll around Hartwell House Hotel in the rolling hills of Buckinghamshire.
 

It may be slightly naff to wear the same watches, bit like Joey and Chandler as bracelet buddies in the TV series Friends, but sharing a horological masterpiece that looks fabulous can be stylish if you get it right. Here's our pick of the best matching watches as wedding gifts for him and her.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust Watch
Rolex Lady Datejust 31 mm  for her.
£9,550
Rolex Datejust 41 mm  for him.
£10,550

I recently received an invitation to join the real-life rescue rangers on a muddy play date just outside Northamptonshire.
The purpose of the day was a team-building exercise for some awesome people who work in and around Northamptonshire, keeping us all safe. 
In attendance were the Rural Crime Team, Lowland Search and Rescue Northamptonshire, Northants Serious Collision Investigation Unit, the Safer Roads Team of Traffic Cops and even the new Chief Constable for Northamptonshire Police.

I've been using a pair of Jabra 65t earbuds for a while now and they have become pretty invaluable. Going out without them feels as bad as leaving your phone at home.
Aesthetically, the Elite 65t is a pretty compact pair of earbuds and are well shaped to sit, largely, flush with your ears. They are supplied with 3 pairs of eargels, I use the largest. They fit snugly and have never fallen out or even come loose while I’ve been using them. The 65t’s are comfortable and light and actually, you don’t even notice you are wearing them.

Henley Festival is one of the top events in the British social calendar!
 
 
Music
Madness, James Blunt, Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Sara Cox Presents Just Can’t Get Enough 80S
Disco Classical With Kathy Sledge Of Sister Sledge. Classic FM Presents Classical Salute
Featuring The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Stephen Bell
Presented By Myleene Klass
Comedy
Matt Forde | Anuvab Pal | Milton Jones | Al Murray | Chris Stokes
Simon Evans | Shappi Khorsandi | Olga Koch | Ken Cheng

Maserati has chosen the Maserati Multi 70 trimaran and Giovanni Soldini’s Team to tell the world the name of its new super sports car, developed, engineered and 100% built in Italy.
Today, the trimaran set sail in the Caribbean Sea for routine training in the run-up to the RORC Caribbean 600 Race. Unexpectedly, when the sails were hoisted, the new "MC20" logo appeared on the mainsail.

Danish fashion and design have long been regarded as cutting edge and successful over many years. Now a new national strategy for attracting foreign investments to Denmark focussed particularly on attracting technology and knowledge-based, green investments across all of Denmark has been launched.
Touted as the “first national strategy” for attracting foreign investments and in green growth segments, it will run from 2020 to 2023. And, the country has high ambitions to become super power in the green space.