NOW that Christmas is over and New Year’s resolutions are still fresh in our minds why don’t we all decide to spend even a couple of extra hours a week having fun in the kitchen with all the family, cooking from scratch and saving money to boot.

TV chef Jamie Oliver is turning his attention to helping families cope with the financial squeeze.

Jamie Oliver is to celebrate the glories of British food with his next TV series and book, after years of celebrating world cuisine.

Plans by the founder of Waterstone’s to buy the book store chain back for £280m (€406.1m) looked to be hit by a funding crisis today.

The founder of Waterstone’s today confirmed he was trying to buy the book chain back for £280m (€405m) – but only if owner HMV drops its interest in rival Ottakar’s.