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The King of Bahrain has paid more than £120million to buy a Cotswolds estate from a Saudi prince who bought it for £11m in the 1990s, making him the new owner of its 18th-century country house, 167 acres of parkland, 39 cottages, and a Norman parish church. King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, a friend of the British Royal Family, purchased Glympton Park in February from Prince Bandar bin Sultan, 72, a former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to the US. The monarch, 71, who attended £34,245-a-year The Leys School in Cambridge in his youth, is now listed on Companies House as the new owner ...

Gordon Menzies, prosecuting, said the wall, which was three bricks, high was alongside a path and an access ramp to the Queen’s Building.  He described how visitors at night emerge into an area where the lit Great Hall can be seen in the distance and the wall stands in what would be a straight line for people to take to the hall.  He told the court: “As part of its investigation, the school took some photographs at night which show how the wall was in shadow from the hedge.   “You can see the contrast between the bright lights of the Great Hall in the background 

A cut above: Master woodcrafter and sculptor Tim Stead's stunning home is saved for the nation after 11th-hour campaign helped raise £450,000 Furniture maker Stead died in 2002 and his widow Maggy Stead, 71, now owns house in the Scottish Borders Tim Stead Trust had almost given up hope of raising cash needed to buy The Steading - the late artist's home Property was due to go on open market, but trust has revealed target has been hit to buy house from Maggy Stead's work includes Millennium Clock in Edinburgh and oil industry memorial chapel in Kirk of St Nicholas

Published: 4:59 PM December 23, 2020    The Leys School has admitted a failure of health and safety duty which led to a woman's death. - Credit: Google Street View An independent secondary school has admitted a failure of health and safety duty which led to the death of a woman. Vera Stanton tripped over a low wall alongside a path at The Leys School in Cambridge. She hit her head and died from her injuries six days later. Through its advocate Prashant Popat, The Leys and St Faith’s Schools of The Fen Causeway, pleaded guilty to the charge of failing in its undertakings to ensure people ...