All the right ingredients I don’t think it’s an accident that The Great British Bake Off includes a national identifier in its name – can you imagine it coming from anywhere ...

BREAD AND BUTTER All the talk about Bake Off has got me nostalgic for old-fashioned puds. And there’s none better than bread and butter! JAM ROLY-POLY A favourite of mine as a ch ...

What a spectacle! Gaze in awe as 30,000 plus pink-footed geese are due to sweep across the skies this September, arriving at the WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire. With ...

1 Gather seeds Collect seeds from flowers on a dry day in a paper bag, ready to sow next spring. Most seeds can be collected around two months after flowers first emerge. 2 Mulch b ...

KAIZARIN KALIFA, 48 Tell us about your look My dress was actually a gift. It’s by Joie. The wrap style is quite casual, but the exotic print and floaty fabric make it feel more l ...

This is a photo of my mother and father on their wedding day in Milborne Port, Dorset. My mother was very fashion-conscious and had a wonderful figure. She’s now 94, fit and acti ...

At the age of 81, The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith could easily be forgiven if she wanted to retire, but the popular star has no plans to quit – and admits she is havi ...

With collections ranging from the fabulously niche to the brilliantly bizarre, the UK is home to some of the most tr uly unusual museums. So if you’re on the hunt for the fascina ...

Over the years, a number of TV commercials have won a place in our hearts. The ones we stayed to watch, instead of making a cuppa. Here’s a selection that sometimes proved more e ...

Go for a walk When you exercise, your body releases endorphins – natural painkillers that can see off a headache, explains Dr Steve Allder, a consultant neurologist at recognitio ...