2 h. ago Robins will flock to garden in December if you hang one item from trees

Gardening experts say high-energy suet feeders can help attract robins during the colder winter months and that acts such as leaf litter can help promote activity

Politics

3 h. ago Robins will keep returning to garden if you hang 22p item from trees in December

Garden birds struggle to find food during winter months, but wildlife experts reveal simple feeding methods that can bring robins flocking to your garden

Politics

14 h. ago Pine politics: Have you gone too early with your Christmas tree this year?

The Christmas creep seems to get earlier every year and the rules ever more complicated. As Number 10 unveils its fir, Helen Coffey digs into the complexities of arboreal etiquette and asks what does your tree say about you?

Politics

48 h. ago Bargain hunters are ‘very impressed’ with ‘full and thick’ 7ft Christmas tree for £54

Amazon shoppers have been racing to snap up a seven foot artificial Christmas tree for just £54 ahead of December, with praise for how ‘beautiful’ and ‘full and thick’ it looks

Economics

52 h. ago Fire claims caused by candles costing more than £25,000 on average, says insurer

Aviva has recorded cases where flames have spread to Christmas trees, decorations and wrapping paper, with candle-related claims spiking in December.

Economics

3 d. ago Expert reveals astonishing amount of water your Christmas tree needs each DAY in December to stop needle drop

DID you know that the carbon footprint from manufacturing and disposing of a single plastic Christmas tree is the equivalent to around 88lbs of greenhouse gasses? While the impact on the planet of disposing of a real tree by chipping it and recycling it into bark is pretty much zero. Of course I'm biased -...

Politics

2 w. ago 'Gorgeous' Citizen watches up to £200 off at H Samuel in time for Christmas

Citizen watches are on sale at H Samuel, with a range of styles for men and women available at discounted prices - and they would make ideal gifts to find under the tree come December 25th

Economics