Ken and Cathy Scott hosted a Christmas Around the World gathering with exchange students and their families at their farm ...

Supermarkets took the cheap veg battle to a new low of 8p this Christmas. How did it pan out and what else did they try?

Monday night and Tuesday night will be the coldest nights this week. Temperatures will drop a few degrees below zero Monday ...

Traveling over our heads at hypersonic speeds beyond Mach 7, lies the future of spy plane technology. It can be anywhere in ...

Generally the tree is not decorated until late Christmas Eve as Advent is still a season of penance, if not as filled with sorrow as Lent is. However, some families find the preparation for Mass ...

Ethiopian Orthodox have a 40 day ‘Advent Fast’ also known as ‘Tsome Gaga’s’. When fasting they refrain from eating any animal products. This fast ends on Christmas Eve (January 6th) at midnight. On ...

According to English Heritage, it’s got to do with the 12 days of Christmas (which start on Christmas day and aren’t to be confused with Advent ... up on Christmas Eve, used to stay out ...

As Advent was a time of fasting for Catholics, fish was eaten (hake was popular on Christmas Eve) and Midnight Mass attended at the local church. According to tradition, the Christmas candle is ...

The cartoonist’s range is as impressive as it is irritating (how can one person draw perfectly in so many different styles?), ...

THIS year’s Henley Living Advent Calendar set a new record by raising about £11,000 for charity. The annual event ended on Christmas Eve after 24 nights of entertainment at different venues across the ...

Network Rail has confirmed that it has completed its four weeks of track and signalling work and that train services have ...