Testing involves scanning the brains of healthy participants and then subjecting them to a database of funny words, accompanied by either a neutral "crunchy" noise, or pre-recorded laughter, and to ...

It may be cheap, it may lack style, but when it comes to substance the Morrisons Christmas cracker has what it takes to triumph over its pricier rivals in The Sunday Telegraph consumer test. Costing ...

Tug-of-war: the gifts in Christmas crackers vary from plastic moustaches at Poundland to champagne stoppers at Fortnum & Mason Credit: Photo: ALAMY The paper crown often splits, the trinket may fall ...

It wouldn’t be Christmas dinner without flimsy paper hats, awful jokes and cheapo plastic toys IT wouldn’t be Christmas dinner without flimsy paper hats, awful jokes and cheapo plastic toys. But this ...

THERE are a host of diets out there from the Atkins, intermittent fasting, 5:2, Weight Watchers and even appetite suppressants. One of the main things people seem to target when losing weight is ...

Deep purple and silver and adorned with baubles and bows these sophisticated dinner party crackers were definitely designed with grown-ups in mind. The gifts were certainly a cut above your average – ...

It just wouldn't be Christmas without a few crackers adorning the dinner table. The silly paper hats, so-called gifts and worse-than-pathetic jokes are as much part of the festive season as mulled ...

Why: PepsiCo-owned Walkers this year extended its growing Sunbites bagged snack brand into the savoury biscuits market with crackers, pitta bakes and Crackers & Dip, which comes in a box with a 36g ...

I don't know why we love them so much because really they're pretty useless, but Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without pulling a cracker and wearing a paper hat. All of the crackers tested contain a ...