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This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the NS since 1934.

This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the NS since 1934.

Staff and customers at a West Yorkshire pub are marking reopening by celebrating Christmas five months late. The Green Dragon in Pontefract put up decorations in December, but tier-three rules forced the venue to remain closed, with tinsel left on the walls. The pub did not reopen at the first easing of restrictions in April. The weekend will include both a Christmas party and a repeat of New Year’s Eve. BBC Yorkshire (Christopher Rossi) Say cheese! A block of Stilton cheese became a drug dealer’s downfall after he posted a photo of it online and was identified by police.

A burglar raiding a farm was caught by police – because he stopped to feed a llama called Larry. James Fisher of Duffryn, Newport, was captured on CCTV at Raglan Farm Park and identified by officers. The 30-year-old was jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting six raids that netted him a £6,000 haul. Metro (Amanda Welles) Home sweet home A bus was

For the first time in their history, the British Town Crier Championships are being held in silence. The UK’s top shouters will be judged on their written cries alone. Organiser and Bishop’s Stortford crier Carole Williams said it was “a return to the bare bones of crying”. Organisers decided to judge the 2021 competition without sound because not everyone is able to record a good-quality video, she added. BBC South (Mark Ireson) Bone appetite A competitive eater scoffed a giant 5lb steak. Kate Ovens, 27, from Fleet, Hampshire, spent five hours grilling a £200 slab of tomahawk Wa...