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For centuries, British country houses, long considered the epitome of refinement and luxury, have also proved a cornerstone of Gothic fiction. With their many empty corridors, shut-up rooms and corners to hide in, they are the perfect setting for a ghost story, especially when visited by an author with imagination. Here, I’ve picked six of the spookiest country houses and castles in the land – eerie abodes that have provided inspiration for some of the most terrifying books and films. Read on – if you dare!Abbey House, Cambridge From grey ladies, ghostly animals, poltergeists and disembodied heads, Abbey House (pictured) boasts hauntings…
By Sophie Foster, Deputy Travel Editor For Mailonline Published: 06:43 EDT, 14 October 2024 | Updated: 09:28 EDT, 14 October 2024 Keen British travellers on a budget, take note – the cheapest two dates for booking family Airbnb getaways at home and abroad before the end of the year have been revealed.New Airbnb data has revealed October 20 as the cheapest day for booking a family staycation for this year or next – departing on any date – with November 4 the cheapest day for booking a family holiday abroad.The data shows that, for families booking trips in the winter…
Royal Warrant of Appointment retailer pins hopes on Christmas spending sprees By JANE DENTON Updated: 05:50 EST, 19 December 2024 John Lewis has been granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as supplier of household goods and furnishings to King Charles. Peter Ruis, executive director of John Lewis, said: ‘It’s a proud moment to be recognised by His Majesty with his Royal Warrant. ‘For 160 years, we’ve been focused on offering excellent customer service and the highest quality products, and the Royal Warrant is testament to the hard work of Partners across John Lewis and our suppliers.’ The retailer said the announcement also reflected its…
Jurgen Henn filmed eight shocking crashes and missed two others By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:34 EDT, 3 November 2012 | Updated: 00:23 EDT, 4 November 2012 An 11ft 8inch bridge in North Carolina has destroyed so many trucks that a video of vehicles repeatedly having their roofs ripped off has become a viral sensation. Durham man Jurgen Henn, who works in a retail complex near the scene in Durham, said he heard so many crunches and metal grinding crashed over the years that he finally decided to set up a camera to record the accidents. In no time at…
Garth Brooks wound up onstage in Los Angeles Monday after initially canceling the show, as he continues his legal battle with a former employee who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a suit filed last month.The Grammy-winning artist, 62, took the stage in a mini-show on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he decided to move forward with in a ‘last minute’ decision, sources told The U.S. Sun on Monday.The Friends in Low Places singer took the stage in an all-black ensemble, with a hooded sweatshirt reading the name of late singer Chris LeDoux across the front. He paired the top with black…
When Donald Trump got word that federal prosecutors were going to drop two cases against him on Monday afternoon, his first telephone call was to Boris Epshteyn, the adviser who had built his legal teams.The call was to congratulate him and thank him for his work, according to two sources familiar with the conversation.But it also sent another signal around the Trump universe: Boris had survived.For two weeks rivals leaked details of his clashes with other members of the team at Mar-a-Lago.And the sniping erupted into full public view on Monday with well-sourced stories that the Trump transition had investigated claims…
Bernardo Silva admitted that Manchester City are ‘in a dark place’ after three consecutive competitive defeats for the first time in six years.City were humbled 4-1 by Ruben Amorim’s Sporting on the manager’s final home game before taking the reins at Manchester United next week.Pep Guardiola branded his players emotionally unstable in giving away two penalties for hat-trick hero Viktor Gyokeres after a second-half capitulation which also saw Erling Haaland miss a penalty in the Portuguese capital. ‘Even when we are playing well we don’t score our chances and we concede too easily,’ Silva lamented. ‘We definitely need to look inside…
Joy Reid held a sappy summit with her fellow MSNBC anchors and warned her liberal audience that ‘fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here’ in a final broadcast after she was fired by the network. On Sunday, Reid wept as she broke her silence after being fired from the network on a podcast. The ultra-liberal pundit clarified that she is ‘not sorry’ despite the cancellation of The Reid Out as MSNBC looks to restructure its programming. Reid was more composed on her final broadcast Monday but made sure to equate Trumpism with fascism before gathering what she called her ‘superfriends’ of fellow anchors for the…
A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base, as the FBI investigates mysterious drones in New Jersey.Yinpiao Zhou, 39, a Chinese National now living in Brentwood, California, was charged with failure to register an aircraft not providing transportation and violation of national defense airspace.Zhou was arrested Monday at San Francisco International Airport prior to boarding a China-bound flight and made his initial appearance Tuesday in United States District Court in San Francisco.He is in federal custody pending prosecutors’ appeal of a federal magistrate judge’s decision to release him. No plea was taken and…
A mum-of-two has shared her simple recipe for a twist on Mexican favourites tacos and nachos.Adele Barbaro, from Melbourne, created a delicious mash-up she called ‘tachos’, which only cost her $24.05 to make six ‘generous’ servings.’You need tachos in your life and you didn’t even know it. What are tachos you ask? Well they are a combination of tacos and nachos. It only cost $4.03 per portion and it’s a delicious fakeaway comfort food for the whole family,’ she wrote on Instagram.You’ll need tortilla chips, Mexican bean mix, cheese, beef mince, passata, lettuce, tomato, taco seasoning mix, sour cream, avocado, lemon…