Lifestyle

FoodBritain lost 400 pubs this year. The ones that survived are selling lunch, not pints

The village pub has become a restaurant with a bar attached. Landlords say it is that or close

FoodThe Sunday roast, done properly: a chicken, a tin of potatoes and no shortcuts

Two hours, one oven, and the only rule is that the potatoes go in hot fat

PropertyCornwall doubled council tax on second homes. A year on, the empty houses are still empty

The levy raised £25m; owners paid it rather than sell. Locals say the policy was never going to be enough on its own