Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children.

How quickly a year goes! This will be my last High Sheriff’s column, and I will be handing on the baton (or perhaps more accurately, the ostrich feather) to Montgomeryshire’s Sally Roberts at a ...

Ostrich-feather chandeliers, pinstriped columns, golden wall sconces, antique photos and posters, billowing draperies and geometric patterns are among the hotel’s design elements, according to ...

And the clothes! ‘[Costume designer] Claire Collins is genius,’ says Bessie. There is the flick of an ostrich feather in a club, and the motheaten cardigans, reflecting the other major character: the ...