This coat’s cinched-in silhouette is timeless. It’s enduringly elegant and a suitable option for everything from the office to date nightElegant and understated, a belted robe coat is a style classic that never dates, it will reliably take you from eve…
Poached, pickled, roasted … 10 delicious pear recipes, from pulled pork to frangipane tart
Pears come into their own when cooked – in both sweet and savoury dishes. Here’s how to make the most of this season’s harvestIt is pear season, not that you would know it from looking at my garden. I planted a pear tree some years ago, and in all that…
How we met: ‘I sent him a Facebook message by accident’
Joe, 32, and Beth, 31, met in 2014 after a message she was sending to one of her friends went astray. They now live together in Wiltshire with their puppy, HansWhen Joe was at university in 2010, his housemate went through a phase of logging into his F…
The wonder stuff: what I learned about happiness from a month of ‘awe walks’
Feeling down? You need to experience more awe, psychologists say. So I set off every day to explore my local area, leaving my phone behindI am in the middle of a cloud, halfway up a steep pike, and on a mission to get some awe. I am here thanks to a ne…
From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces
Staring at their own face in video meetings has people fretting over imagined flaws: ‘Zoom has made me want to be invisible’Jane, a 40-year-old mental health professional from Cork, never worried too much about how she looked. But when her job went ful…
Readers reply: how much poorer would the rich need to be to provide a basic minimum income for everyone?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsHow much poorer would the rich need to be to provide a basic minimum income for …
Crunch time: the 10 best places to celebrate Apple Day in Britain
As harvest time arrives, here are the top destinations for apple harvests, tastings and other core activitiesIf there is a cider capital of the UK it’s arguably Herefordshire, where the rolling hills are covered with orchards. The Big Apple is an assoc…
D’oh! couture: Balenciaga puts The Simpsons on Paris catwalk
Fashion house’s cartoon poking fun at itself suggests industry realises it’s time to ditch the pompIt was the standout coup of Paris fashion week. Balenciaga secured a catwalk debut from Homer and Marge Simpson, accompanied by Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Ki…
Cutting edge: turning street knives into urban gyms
The metal equipment in this outdoor gym at a south London park is all made from melted knives taken off the streets. Now it’s become a focus for people to sharpen their skills and strengthIt looks like Jay Chris is waving to the crowd with his legs. Th…
We Love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
England rugby star Maro Itoje fronts the M&S autumn campaign, dinosaur pyjamas for all the family and a fun fashion board game Continue reading…