DECLAN: Hmm. Well, come to think of it Pip, it takes a lot to build a cottage like that. What makes this home so unusual is its thatched roof, made from dry straw and reeds that have been tightly ...

But the thatched cottage, a treasured feature of chocolate ... the war in Ukraine and Brexit has led to soaring straw production costs. These factors, on top of a shortage of skilled thatchers ...

A historic Grade II listed cottage was 'completely destroyed' in a raging fire last night. Over 50 firefighters and 10 fire engines attempted to battle the blaze coming from a thatched-roof fire ...

Firefighters from two counties have been tackling a blaze in the roof of a thatched cottage. Crews from Suffolk and Essex were called to the incident in Little Thurlow, near Newmarket, at 18:32 GMT.