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For most people, Christmas dinner means turkey, but not so long ago, the goose ruled the roast. Ivan Day seaches for the lost festive fowl

Prince William holds a number of royal titles – could you list them all?

A new TV series about the sleuth's teenage years is coming to Prime Video

Defra has published a new animal welfare strategy today which promises “ambitious” changes

Our Yuletide has its roots in Saturnalia, an ancient and sometimes raucous festival held to honour the Roman god of agriculture, reveals Pat Kinsella

At a time of environmental loss and climate chaos, should we be cutting down living trees just for the Christmas period? We delve deeper...

Humdrum, bitter and smelly? Wait – there’s more to Brussels Sprouts than you might think. Cast aside your preconceptions, urges our Brussels correspondent, Dixe Wills

From caffeine and naps to stress and snoring, we separate sleep science from stubborn sleep myths.

We take a look at how and where the Christmas tree tradition started

Beef in a mince pie? It may seem odd, but many of our festive favourites have their roots in the kitchens of the medieval upper classes, when meaty dishes laced with spices were a status symbol. Dr Neil Buttery reveals the lip-smacking history of our Yuletide treats

Mousehole remembers the 16 people who lost their lives in the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 1981

Fox hunting remains legal in Ireland after a bill to ban it was defeated

The universities of Cambridge and Oxford analysed sediment samples from a Roman fort – and discovered something interesting

In a new documentary, King Charles sits down with Steve Backshall to reflect on his royal tour in the Canadian Arctic

With a fresh wave of personal Christmas greetings being released from the Royal Family, we look back at the history of the tradition – from official scenes of pomp and grandeur to glimpses behind palace doors

Venture into the bowels of London’s Natural History Museum and you’ll discover a realm of deep-sea monsters and rarely seen oddities

Stone circles, long barrows and sacred sites – Ellie Tennant picks remarkable Stone Age creations to visit in Britain and Ireland

Britain is a land populated by dragons, giants, selkies and supernatural beings – or so the legends go. Kevin Parr meets Monsterland author Nicholas Jubber to hunt for otherworldly creatures

Dark chocolate boasts heart-healthy flavanols, antioxidants and minerals... and researchers now say it could be linked to slower ageing

He's shorter than his brother, but still towers above his father and other family members

Once a year, in a thrilling spectacle, the Devon town of Ottery St Mary is set aglow by flaming tar barrels carried through the streets. Pat Kinsella joins the fiery festivities

From silent-era stars to Golden Age icons and modern-day faces, these Hollywood greats' origin stories may well shock you, writes Sean Wilson