News about Lord Byron

There are losers, there are bad losers and then there is Rebekah Vardy, who is in a loser class of her own. If Rebekah were competing at the Flop Olympics , Eddie the Eagle would be pinning the Golden Dud medal on her impressive embonpoint as we speak.

On the turquoise Adriatic Sea, Croatia is blessed with a glut of good-value hotels, clean beaches, cobbled streets and water sports. Plus, it officially has the cleanest bathing water in Europe. Julia Berg shares her budget-friendly guide to the region...

Kate Johnson checks in to the Eliamos Hotel on the island, a property with '12 magnificent, stealth-luxe suites' and that's 'private but not isolated'. While exploring, she discovers 'unspoilt beaches, charming villages and swathes that remain just as nature intended'.

Europe's war on tourism has now spread to Portugal and Switzerland. In a Portuguese town that was once described by Lord Byron as a 'glorious Eden', locals are calling for 'guerrilla action' to be taken to combat the numbers of visitors. Meanwhile, the Swiss have complained that rare flowers - such as the edelweiss - are being trampled by tourists trying to get the perfect Instagram photo of the Matterhorn peak, and have been forced to fence off pastures. Tensions have continued to boil in Spain , too, where several protests have been held against holidaymakers in recent months.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Pay attention. This is a basic lesson in how to be a celeb. You'll never make the A-list if you don't learn the difference between 'peacocking' and 'boating'. Strutting between the fountains of Rome, the city they called 'a narcissist's paradise', Rylan helpfully explained the finer points of showing off to Rob Rinder, on their Grand Tour. 'Peacocking,' he said, 'is when you try and lord it about, just to prove to everyone what you are.'

Rylan, once the joke act on X Factor, embraced high culture on his BBC show Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, and has now struck up an unlikely friendship with Sky News' political editor Rigby. (Pictured from left: Rylan on Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, Beth Rigby. Inset: Rylan on X Factor in 2012)

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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Princess Beatrice's pal Alice Naylor-Leyland (pictured) has surprised friends by announcing that she and her husband have had a child using a surrogate mother. She already has three children with Tom Naylor-Leyland (pictured), who is heir to a baronetcy and the £176million Fitzwilliam landowning fortune. 'I'm aware it was greedy to have this burning desire to complete our family,' she says. 'But due to too many complications, setbacks, miscarriages and then being told I was no longer able to carry, we decided to venture down the world of surrogacy.' Sharing a photograph online of the newborn baby's foot with a pink tag, she thanks the unnamed surrogate mother.

Alastair Storey, 71, bought the huge Abergeldie Estate located next door to the royal home in the Scottish Highlands in 2021.The businessman has a 'vision' to transform the Royal Deeside landscape into an 'adventure tourism' destination. His purchase of the estate brought an end to the exclusive hunting rights the royals had enjoyed since the mid-1800s - and led to uproar from locals. But although the acquisition entitled Mr Storey to 11,500 acres of spectacular countryside, the previous owner retained her historic Abergeldie Castle home. And needing somewhere to live, the catering magnate has been seeking permission to knock down a crumbling steading to build his dream home at Bovaglie.

Today's oversexed, flashy, and tawdry celebrities, according to some, is a 21st century phenomenon, but they pale in comparison to Lord Byron's, the enthralling poet who is now known as a complete sex addict. His many lovers were also included his own half-sister, with whom he had a child.

An American scientist has suggested salt and even grapefruit to tea, but they are not the only strange ingredients people have been adding to make a perfect cuppa. According to Michelle Francl, a professor of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, adding grapefruit to tea will raise the effects of the caffeine and keep you feeling alert for longer. When she said a pinch of salt would help to reduce tea's bitterness, the scientist stirred uproar last month.

Local authorities around the country are facing one of the worst financial challenges in the last decade as an increasing number of councils have declared bankruptcy in the last six years. Northampton, Croydon, Thurrock, Woking, Slough, Nottingham, Northamptonshire, and Birmingham City Council, Europe's largest local authority, have all sent 114 notices, prohibiting a council from any further spending since 2018. Insiders have also reported to MailOnline that up to 30 more councils may follow suit over the next few years as they try to strike a balance between their books. Any council leaders have warned that even their most historical assets, some of which they have owned for centuries, are not safe from being sold off.

On a stunning Greek island, unlocking the door to your own poolside villa seems to be the height of sophistication - and it can be purchased at a bargain price.

Lord Byron's former home and wrote some of his most famous works on sale in Piccadilly has gone on auction for £29.5 million. The grade II-listed townhouse, which measures over six stories and 14,000 square feet of space, is located in one of London's most wealthy suburbs, overlooking Green Park in Mayfair. In recent years, the house, which newly married Lord Byron bought back in 1815, has been used as an office building, but it is now being sold with planning permission for conversion back to a family home.

Rob Crossan's visit to Thirty-Nine Steps finds himself 'beguiled' by Rosslyn Chapel (top right and bottom right) 'a batty place of worship,' where guests can enjoy complimentary whisky and shortbread.

Coutts has been London's preeminent financial lender for the greater and good of British society for 331 years. Established in 1692, it has served every member of the Royal Family since the late 18th century, and today it is still the King's Bank. Lord Byron, Frederic Chopin, the Duke of Wellington, Charles Dickens, Lord Nelson, and the Beatles have all been among the non-royal customers. Stormzy, a British rapper, is a fan, as are Harry Potter's Emma Watson and a few other top footballers.

Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder have been contracted to present a new BBC travelogue, right after Rylan left Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. The Sun has announced that the two stars were secretly cast: It takes Two. After hosting the BBC for four years, Celebrity Big Brother, 34, was quick to fill up his busy schedule - two months as he left the BBC's spin-off. For a new Grand Tour travelogue bombshell, the English broadcaster has now been accepted to work with Strictly Come Dancing actress and criminal barrister Rob Rinder, 45, for a new Grand Tour travelogue bombshell.

MATTHEW BOND: Call me superficial, but I do love the sort of historical film in which even the incidental characters make it to be well-known. You know, the type of film where someone might casually say: 'Ah, Lord Byron, have you met Shelley and his wife, Mary?' The Laureate has the same appearance as the others. Robert Graves, the acclaimed First Word War poet who would go on to write I, Claudius, is at the center of the story. Here we see that he was close enough to his fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon to call him'sass,' although his inner circle included T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and poet T. S. Eliot, while poet T. S. Eliot.

Danny and Dani Do Italy's viewers were in hysterics on Sunday night's episode as the actor performed a dramatic monologue of fairy tales Goldilocks and the Three Bears. As they tried to broaden their cultural horizons, the former EastEnders cast member, 45, and his Love Island winner Dani, 26, were seen visiting The Bay of Poets, which is located in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Italy. The gulf, who has been lauded by wordsmiths Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and others, is one of the spoken word's greatest fans.

Carlton Reid stayed at the hotel for a memorable stay, including a glimpse inside the Sir Paul Smith Suite and chatting with historian Andy Williamson about the hotel's rich history and its illustrious past guests. Brown's, which opened in 1837, is London's oldest luxury hotel with the same name and location.

Furniture and paintings dating back to the Georgian period, from a country manor house to Florence Nightingale and Lord Byron have gone on sale for £650,000. For £230,000, one of the standout items at Kinsham Court in Herefordshire include a £80,000 satinwood commode and four paintings of the Arkwright family, who were instrumental in the industrial revolution. A Flemish 17th century tapestry depicting the death of Alexander worth £8,000, an 18th-century Meissen blue and white service with a estimate of £18,000, and a 300-year-old Verbruggen the Younger still life oil painting of flowers worth £8,000. The items will be auctioneers Bonhams and have been divided into 195 lots.

The former England cricket captain, 65, (left), who did not attend any of those schools or universities, is the first big name to condemn the decision to change the fixtures in 2023. The traditional games that date back to 197 years will most likely be played on school and university grounds. However, a special AGM has been called for next week, where dissatisfied Lord's representatives will attempt to restore the games after being disgruntled, insisting that they were not properly advised. It comes as a result of criticism from 'anti-sex' activists who marched against the Oxbridge Varsity last summer, urging that the women's version be staged alongside the males at 'Home of Cricket'. I accept MCC's proposals for inclusivity, but history, as well as new ones, should be included', according to Mr Gower. Eton vs. Harrow first began in 1805, when Lord Byron played at the clubhouse but it became the longest-running regular fixture at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), while the first Oxbridge Varsity match took place in 1827.