Subtly spiced and containing an abundance of juicy mixed vine fruits, plentiful pecans and almonds and with more than a hint ...

From mayoral elections and marriages to missed birthdays and moggie millionaires, our bumper set of teasers will test your knowledge of the past 12 months.

Christmas is supposed to celebrate peace and goodwill to all, but for many the stresses and strains can spill over into arguments and silences. It’s the most challenging time of the year for ...

The Menier Chocolate Factory's record for revising musicals is an exemplary one. Sunday in the Park With George, Little Shop of Horrors, La Cage Aux Folles, A Little Night Music, Sweet Charity, those ...

Holly and ivy are as much a symbol of Christmas as Santa, robins and tinsel. But did you know they were also used in ancient times as decorations for Roman and Pagan midwinter celebrations? So to ...

Last July, Paul Andrew went to a small farm in Cambridgeshire to retrieve a camera he had set up a week before. “I was trembling with excitement,” says Paul, 63, a biology teacher. Once home, he had ...

Christmas dinner can be a challenge for even the most experienced cooks, which is why I believe we should all take a helping hand wherever we can. This is why I decided to see if an air fryer could ...

As Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake tours the country to celebrate its 30th anniversary, it's interesting to think that it ruffled quite a few feathers when it premiered in 1995. It made the front pages of ...

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After The Witches last Christmas, the National Theatre has another seasonal hit on its hands with Ballet Shoes. It was my duty as a critic, rather than knowledge of the book by Noel Streatfeild, or ...

Christmas Day doesn’t only have to be about TV, eating and drinking. It may be that you are on your own, or looking to try something new. So why not make this the year you do something different with ...