Can you remember who the star of the new film ‘Pillion’ (left) played as a child? (Image credit: Alamy) published 5 December 2025 The Country Life quiz runs daily every afternoon, with new editions published at 4pm. Missed a day? Want more quizzes? Catch up with all our previous quizzes here. (Image credit: Strutt & … Read more
‘“Nose-to-Tail-Eating” means it would be disingenuous to the animal not to make the most of the whole beast; there is a set of delights, textural and flavoursome, which lie beyond the fillet.’ So writes Fergus Henderson (below) — oracle of offal, high priest of ‘umbles, and the chef behind London’s legendary St JOHN restaurant — … Read more
The worst-kept secret of the Rachel Reeves Budget last week (and that is really saying something) was the new Mansion Tax. The ‘High Value Council Tax Surcharge’ — to give its full and proper name — comes in to force from April 2028, after which the owners of houses valued at £2 million or above-plus … Read more
In 1822, Charles Lillie published The British Perfumer, a 400-page book he hoped would save the country’s fragrance industry ‘from total annihilation’. He claimed those who ‘style themselves Perfumers, as well as most buyers, are entirely ignorant, the former of what they sell, and the latter of what they purchase’. Chapters were categorised by scent … Read more
