From palace to plate

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

THE British love affair with biscuits goes back a long way. There are recorded uses of the word “biscuit” in Middle English as far back as the 14th century. It’s derived from the Latin bis coctus, mea

Even when the skies are clear and the evenings balmy and lingering, many of us will have a longing in summertime to skip overseas. The biggest draw (other than uninterrupted sunshine)? Food. It’s ofte

It’s a very special feeling, eating outside. And as sure as the sky is blue, us Brits will be out in force making the most of every ray of sunshine and every kiss of the summer breeze as often as we c

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Tuck into these marvellous morsels from Yorkshire