The White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle was constructed to Vita Sackville-West's design. (Image credit: Alamy)The list-topping British gardens include Sissinghurst Castle Garden — the Kentish idyll into which author Vita Sackville-West and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, moved in 1930. Great Dixter Gardens are Grade I-Listed by the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. (Image credit: Alamy)The Great Dixter House and Gardens in Northiam — the longtime home of horticulturalist and garden writer, Christopher Lloyd — is also praised. Bramdean House, Alresford(Image credit: Andrew Lawson for Country Life/Future)Bramdean House in Hampshire was built around 1740 and its gardens are plentiful.

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Aldeburgh, nestled on the Suffolk coast, was picked up by The Times as a "vision of the English seaside of yesteryear". Named among Devon, Cornwall, and Cumbria, Suffolk's own featured first on the destination hit-list, out of 24 locations. The Times said: "Aldeburgh is a vision of the English seaside of yesteryear: wooden shacks and bathing huts, boats pulled up on the shingle, strolls along the prom with ice cream in hand." The Times recommends The Brudenell Hotel, on the seafront. The beach is no stranger to accolades; Love Exploring included Aldeburgh in the list of best seaside destinations, The Brudenell Hotel was named by The Times as an affordable short break, and the town was named by Which?

Tee times for the first two rounds of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush have been released. McIlroy's group will tee off at 15.10pm BST on Thursday and are back out on the course at 10.09am on Friday. Two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington, who won the major in 2007 and 2008, will hit the opening tee shot at 6.35am local time on Thursday. GolfMagic has listed all of the tee times below for the first two rounds of the 2025 Open. The Open Championship tee times 2025Open Championship tee times 2025: Round 1 Tee Time Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 06:35 Padraig Harrington Nicolai Højgaard Tom McKibbin 06:46 Louis Oosthuizen Guido Migliozzi K.J.

THE SUNJose Mourinho could offer Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford a reunion with him at Fenerbahce. Bayern Munich will go head to head with Arsenal in the race to sign Eberechi Eze. Botafogo are making plans for the possible exit of goalkeeper John Victor to Manchester United by hunting for a new goalkeeper. DAILY MAILMorgan Gibbs-White has held further talks with Nottingham Forest amid the dispute over his planned £60m move to Tottenham. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player A look back at all of Harvey Elliott's goals for Liverpool in the Premier League.

ON THE Evening Edition with Kait Borsay (Times Radio, Thursday), the presenter previewed a “conundrum involving communion” at the General Synod with the paper’s live news editor, Tara Fair. Ms Fair blamed the “church rules” that state that actual bread and wine needed to be used in holy communion. Her fellow Christian Tim Stanley also worried that hero worship celebrated success and excess rather than moral character. Prayer for the Day spent the week celebrating 55 years on Radio 4 (Monday-Friday, Radio 4 Extra and Long Wave). As Long Wave switch-off is imminent, I wonder how many know that it is easily accessible on Radio 4 Extra, on DAB?

Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas (Photo: Video grab)Shubman Gill blames 'judgement error' as Rishabh Pant run-out haunts India in Lord’s heartbreakGo Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. India vs England: India fall short at Lord’s, England lead series 2-1Former England cricketer Michael Atherton has addressed recent on-field cricket incidents, commenting on the shoulder barge between Mohammed Siraj and Ben Duckett during the third Test at Lord's, while also referencing similar incidents involving Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas. "Forgive me for degrading the report of a great match with this nonsense, but wouldn't spectators rather see players caring too much, rather than too little, about playing Tests," Atherton wrote in his column.Atherton specifically highlighted the need to maintain appropriate physical boundaries on the cricket field while acknowledging the role of competitive spirit. "Six years ago to the day, Lord's had witnessed the most remarkable finish to any cricket match, when the World Cup final was decided on a boundary countback after a Super Over. Now the game delivered an extraordinary finish again, with two of the protagonists from that day, Stokes and Jofra Archer, taking centre stage," Atherton remarked.

Bank boss ready to cut rates if job market slows1 day ago Share Save Osmond Chia Business reporter, BBC News Share SaveReutersThe Bank of England is prepared to make larger interest rate cuts if the job market shows signs of slowing down, its governor has said. In an interview with the Times, Andrew Bailey said "I really do believe the path is downward" on interest rates. "Our big concern is a recession," he said, adding that a rate cut is "obviously a benefit to all of us". Interest rates were left unchanged during the Bank's last meeting in June, following two cuts earlier in the year. During that meeting, Mr Bailey also said interest rates would take a "gradual downward path".

Live Events(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelWashington: US President Donald Trump is set to make a historic second state visit to the UK, likely in September, following a formal invitation from King Charles III , The New York Times reported, citing Buckingham Palace 's statement.The King extended the invitation through a letter delivered by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to the Oval Office in February.According to The New York Times, Trump relished his last state visit to Britain in 2019, when Queen Elizabeth II hosted him.The queen threw him a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace and gave him a royal artillery salute.In a documentary about his political comeback, "The Art of the Surge," Trump showed off a book of photos of himself and the queen, "who was fantastic, by the way," he said.But Trump picked a fight with London's mayor, Sadiq Khan , who is Muslim, just before his arrival, calling him a "stone-cold loser" on social media and accusing him of doing a terrible job of running Britain's capital city, as per The New York Times.Khan had described Trump as "just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat," likening the president's language to that used by "fascists of the 20th century. "He remains mayor, and there is little indication that their mutual antipathy has softened.The timing of Trump's visit makes it unlikely he will be accorded the honour of delivering a speech to Parliament, several British papers reported.It is usually not in session in late September because the country's political parties hold their annual policy conferences during that period.That could set up an awkward contrast with the visit of President Emmanuel Macron of France, who spoke to Parliament during his state visit last week.Like Macron, Trump will be hosted at Windsor Castle rather than Buckingham Palace, which is undergoing major renovations.Meanwhile, recently, Trump on Saturday announced a 30 per cent tariff on goods from Mexico and the European Union starting August 1, intensifying trade tensions with two of the country's top economic partners,In separate letters posted on Truth Social, Trump informed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about the tariff decision, citing border security and trade imbalances as key reasons, according to The Hill.In his letter to Sheinbaum Pardo, Trump referenced the ongoing fentanyl crisis as a major concern behind the decision. "Mexico has been helping me secure the border, BUT, what Mexico has done is not enough," the president wrote.As The Hill noted, the US had previously imposed a 25 per cent tariff on Mexican goods, though Trump later exempted items covered under the 2020 US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. It remains unclear whether those exemptions will still apply after the new tariffs take effect on August 1.

"The families we are representing are troubled and concerned by this preliminary report as it raises very serious questions against Boeing and Air India," said James Healy-Pratt, Aviation Partner at Keystone Law. "There is a documented history of faulty fuel cutoff switches, which clearly created an unsafe condition. "The families will be seeking to obtain answers from Boeing through action in the US courts and will continue discussions with Air India in London, England. "The families also note that the fuel cutoff switches transitioned from 'run' to 'cutoff' sequentially just three seconds after lift-off, with one pilot asking the other why he cutoff - and receiving a response that he did not do so. "The UK AAIB has 'expert' status in the Indian safety investigation.

[LONDON] Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned the world’s largest banks against issuing their own stablecoins, setting up a potential clash with US President Donald Trump’s administration and its backing of the digital assets. Bailey also warned that stablecoins threaten to take money out of the banking system and leave less funds available for lending, according to The Times interview. The governor is also chair of the Financial Stability Board, which is responsible for monitoring risks in financial markets globally. Bailey also hinted that he did not want the UK to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the digital pound. He said it would be “sensible” for the UK to head towards digitising deposits instead of issuing a CBDC in response to private sector stablecoins.

President Trump will make a two-day state visit to Britain from Sept. 17 to 19, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Sunday, making him a rare head of state to be accorded a second such visit. King Charles III will play host to Mr. Trump and his wife, Melania, at Windsor Castle, the palace said in a statement. The king issued Mr. Trump a formal invitation last February in a letter presented to him by Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to the Oval Office. The queen threw him a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace and gave him a royal artillery salute. But Mr. Trump picked a fight with London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, who is Muslim, just before his arrival, calling him a “stone cold loser” on social media and accusing him of doing a terrible job of running Britain’s capital city.

This will be Mr Trump’s second state visit to the UK – an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader, having previously been feted by a state visit in 2019. Mr Jones told ITV’s Good Morning Britain the Government was “looking forward to welcoming” Mr Trump. The late Queen hosted Mr Trump during his first state visit. The September state visit comes after Charles visited Canada back in May where he opened the nation’s parliament. This week, French president Mr Macron and his wife Brigitte were hosted by the King and Queen during his three-day state visit.

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