Tory health reforms left UK open to Covid calamity, says top doctor’s report
Britain was hit far harder by the Covid-19 pandemic than other developed countries because the NHS had been “seriously weakened” by disastrous government policies...
It’s all cisterns go for the modern home | Brief letters
As one of three occupants, all well over pensionable age, of a house with four toilets, I can tell Kevin McCloud that when he...
How paddleboarding conquered Britain: the delights and dangers of the nation’s fastest-growing sport
Pamela Muirhead had been looking forward to her first paddleboarding session, but the enjoyment lasted all of seven minutes. “Then, pure terror,” she says....
‘It felt shameful’: the profound loneliness of modern motherhood
One of the weirdest experiences for me in early motherhood was a recurrent image or sense, when I was walking down the street, pushing...
‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK
In May, charity representatives, campaigners and MPs gathered in parliament to hear the then Conservative MP Theo Clarke launch the UK’s first national birth...
Mushrooms are magic in the tussle with frizzy hair, says Dyson
Mushrooms are the wellness trend du jour, turning up in coffee, supplements and even beer. Now, we are being told to slather them on...