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After being enchanted by the stunning views across the North Wales coast from Llanddulas, EXCLUSIVE Dina and Terry Rees (left) snapped up two derelict wings of former prep school Arnold House for only £120,000. Dina, 58, and Terry, 61, who served for the prison service, both migrated from Northamptonshire after purchasing the derelict Ty Delfryn, which was once part of Arnold House in 2016. The property, which had 30 rooms, needed to be rebuilt to its original state, including rewiring, replumbing, and central heating. However, the buildings, with their opulent rooms (bottom), are unrecognizable after seven years. Both properties have been put up for auction, Ty Delfryn (house on right) at £500,000, and Llanddulas Hall (house on left), with six bedrooms and five bathrooms, is for sale at £575,000.

History is playing out before our eyes, which is why this very recent book on Ukraine's struggle against Putin's Russia ranks at the top of my History list. It's also because the past, according to this personal account of one of Ukraine's top intellectuals, has a huge influence on what's going on today. This is a clash of cultures - individualism and independence versus meek conformity to whatever Kremlin dictates - that's been a long time in the making.

FEMAIL reveals the astonishing life of the Brideshead Revisited author, including his gay lovers and heroin use in his books (left, top right, baseding characters in his books on people from his childhood; left inset, Brideshead Revisited). The eight-bedroom house, which the novelist bought for £3,600 in 1937, is now up for auction in the village of Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, and is listed for £2.9 million (bottom right).