A renowned model ship maker who has spent more than 50 years painstakingly recreating maritime legends says he'd rather 'drop dead in his workshop' than give up his dying craft. Philip Reed, 76, who ...

Philip Reed describes his need to build model ships as an obsession. ‘At best, it provides total, meditative absorption,’ he says. ‘At worst, total frustration.’ Mr Reed’s background is in fine art, ...

Regardez les vélos!" a small boy gasps, spotting the famous French Vélib' bicycles parked outside the Louvre. "Et le voleur! Il a la Mona Lisa!" – his eye is drawn to an art thief making his escape, ...