The worst Christmas cracker jokes revealed!

Brits vote for their very WORST Christmas cracker jokes (and they’re guaranteed to make you eye-roll!) The top ten worst Christmas cracker jokes have finally been revealed UK-based card company Thortful asked Brits to submit their cracker jokes They were then encouraged to vote for the puns they thought were the worst By Sam Baker … Read more

The Cotswold Cracker: Grade II-listed five-bed country home is on the market for £2.65million

Estate agents in rural areas are reporting a huge increase in interest in properties after lockdown.  Two of the reasons are that many people have found they can work from home just as well rather than head for a city office, and that social distancing is much easier to maintain out of town.  One area … Read more

The mild winter has been a cracker for crocuses – Monty Don tells how you too can create a display 

Despite the appalling wetness of the weather this winter – and my garden is in the epicentre of flooding with the rivers Wye, Severn, Lugg and Teme all bursting their banks around us – it has been very mild.  An average rise in temperature of a degree or two has a huge influence on our … Read more

This is a Valentine’s Day cracker: BRIAN VINER reviews new movie version of Emma 

Emma (U) Verdict: Lavish step back in time  Rating: Sonic the Hedgehog (PG) Verdict: More chronic than tonic Rating: What could be a bigger treat for Valentine’s Day than a new adaptation of a Jane Austen novel? In truth, you can probably think of quite a few contenders. Do we really need another excursion back … Read more