The 10 best hot drinks to share outside – from mulled beer to hot-buttered coconut rum

For many of us, meeting for a drink inside is now prohibited, and cold drinks aren’t much fun outside in winter. Here are some great ideas to take you beyond hot chocolate

‘This is the Everest of zero carbon’ – inside York’s green home revolution

The city plans to build Britain’s biggest zero-carbon housing project, boasting 600 homes in car-free cycling paradises full of fruit trees and allotments. When will the rest of the UK catch up?

Into the icy depths! The 10 rules for freezing food – from berries to beef

Scared to find out what’s lurking at the back of your freezer? Here are expert tips for how to get it organised – and what you should never put in there

Pack light but don’t forget the cocktails: how to have the perfect picnic

Picnics will be a huge part of Britain’s physically distanced summer – but we usually get them spectacularly wrong. Experts share their tips on everything from food to booze – and where to sit

Limoncello locktails! How to make delicious drinks from years-old holiday booze

Do you have bottles of ouzo and curaçao lurking at the back of your drinks cupboard? There’s never been a better time to use them – Britain’s best bartenders explain how