In Mumbai, fuelled by wealth from Chinese markets, Sassoon built a vast business empire, starting with Sassoon Docks, which he later sold to the Bombay Port Trust in 1879.

On paper, the initiative offers those looking for a cheap leg up the property ladder a run-down Italian villa, flat or house for just €1. Sceptical? As is concerned dad Eric Field (Scott Foley ...

The shifting magma beneath the Earth’s surface has brought a long-submerged villa back into view. With the gradual rise of the region, archaeologists have discovered the villa’s stunning features, ...

Perhaps most notably, it was once beloved by celebrated war poet, Siegfried Sassoon, who made Heytesbury his home in 1933 and lived there until his passing in 1967. Sassoon is known to most for his ...