EVERY SECOND COUNTS: TIPS TO WIN THE RACE AGAINST TIME

Do you want to save 1.5 seconds every day of your life? According to the dishwasher expert at the consumer organisation Choice, there’s no need to insert the dishwashing tablet into the compartment inside the door.

May Fiction

An escaped slave's perspective renews Huckleberry Finn and the seconds tick down to nuclear Armageddon in Miriam Sallon’s top literary picks this month

Train Booking Hacks

With the cost of train travel seemingly always rising, Andy Webb gives some tips to save on ticket prices

JOURNEY TO SALTEN, NORWAY, UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN

Here, far from the crowds, in opal clarity, from May to September, the sun knows no rest. As soon as it’s about to set, it rises again

My Britain: Cheltenham

A YEAR IN CHELTENHAM sees a jazz festival, a science festival, a classical music festival and a literature festival. Few towns with 120,000 residents can boast such a huge cultural output!

Under The GRANDFLUENCE Suzi Grant

After working in TV and radio as an author and nutritionist, Suzi Grant started a blog alternativeageing.net) and an Instagram account alternativeageing). She talks to Ian Chaddock about positive ageing”

Stand Tall, Ladies

Shorter men may be having their moment, but where are the tall women?

Eye Health Epidemic

What’s behind the sharp increase in short-sightedness?

Sean Penn "I Feel Very Alive"

The Oscar-winning actor on human resilience, humanitarian work, and his latest film, Black Flies

Culinary Grandes Dames

Paola Westbeek celebrates the women who have influenced her journey in gastronomy-from Elizabeth David and Julia Child to Nigella Lawson

Under The GRANDFLUENCE Prince Stash

From aristocratic, eccentric friend of Sixties rockstars to TikTok sensation

Steve Conte: If I Ruled The World

Steve Conte is a musician known for his memorable guitar work as a member of New York Dolls, as well as his collaborations with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno on the soundtracks to several hit anime series

My Great Escape: Rome, The Eternal City

Our reader Barbara Hull takes a Hollywood-inspired trip to Rome and reveals that some wishes really do come true

BOTANIC GARDENS OF THE WORLD

Tales of extraordinary plants, botanical history and scientific discovery

THIS BACON FAKERY MUST STOP

I WAS RECENTLY given bacon-flavoured dental floss for my birthday. My first question was: who the hell gives dental floss as a gift? My second question was: has bacon gone too far?

HOME AT LAST!

A cat missing for ten years, a dog who disappeared during a wildfire, and more heartwarming true stories of pets who were lost then found

Jessica Chastain On Feminism, Fame And Fighting The Good Fight

The Oscar-winning actor on championing women's stories, her rebellious youth and dementia in film

Young At Heart

Why do we feel younger than we actually are?

My Britain: Edinburgh

CHRISTMAS IN EDINBURGH is truly lovely. In fact, it’s so lovely that Edinburgh tops most lists of “best places to visit for Christmas in the UK”, and it’s easy to see why. Known for its festivals all year round, the city doesn’t take any time off in December, instead coming alive with festive decorations, markets and special events. Stroll through charming wooden stalls and pick out handmade gifts for your family, or warm up with some mulled wine, surrounded by twinkling Christmas lights.

We Need To Take The Pressure Off Christmas

It might just save your relationship

9 Ways To Stay Warm At Night

Keep toasty in bed this winter and get a better night’s sleep

Give The Gift Of Good Health

What presents can you give this Christmas that are scientifically proven to benefit your physical or mental wellbeing?

10 Nutrition Myths

And what health experts want you to know instead

STRETCHING THE TRUTH

JOCASTA AND I are sitting at the kitchen table. My wife has decided to calculate my body mass index (BMI) so she will know, based on the ratio of my height to my weight, whether I should lose some weight. \"How tall are you?\" she asks

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

HOW SIMPLY SHUTTING UP FOR THREE MONTHS AND WALKING WELL OVER 600 MILES TRANSFORMED MY LIFE

If I Ruled The World Toyah Willcox

Toyah Willcox is a singer, actor and TV presenter with a career spanning 40 years and eight top 40 singles. Toyah and Robert Fripp tour the UK together in October

How I Tried To Stop Snoring

I wanted a quick fix, even if it meant strapping a glorified bike pump to my face

Chris Hadfield I REMEMBER...

Chris Hadfield, 64, is a Canadian astronaut who’s a veteran of three spaceflights and served as Commander of the International Space Station He’s also been a combat fighter pilot and a test pilot, played a version of Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in space and is an author who has written books like An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, The Apollo Murders and his new second novel, The Defector

John Goodman "Regrets Are A Waste Of Energy"

The US screen legend opens up about stardom, sobriety and growing up without a father

Air Frying Tonight

They're popular and they're energy efficient, but how healthy are air fryers?