The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

Set your air fryer to 180C and your pancakes should be ready in six to eight minutes – no embarrassing flip fails needed.

The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Races, organised by Winchester Rotary in partnership with Winchester Cathedral, is returning on Tuesday, February 17, taking place in the Cathedral Outer Close.

There’s plenty of gripping drama to get stuck into this week, from the return of Call the Midwife, Industry and Hijack to ...