The Radio 1 presenter on student food, fighting with her brothers over fish eyes and her mum’s lockdown Nigerian food Zoom classesMy mum did Zoom masterclasses for the family in the pandemic. I hadn’t cooked Nigerian food before, ever. She’d send us th…
Priyanka Chopra: ‘regrets’? She’s got a few about a doomed activism reality show | Rebecca Nicholson
Little wonder the actress rushed to distance herself from an ill-advised TV competitionJust when you think entertainment and celebrity culture cannot get any more surreal, it does. The last few days have seen: professional health officials in several c…
Dan Aykroyd: ‘I still have the lizard brain of a 20-year-old’
The actor, 69, talks about crying over his kids, not being able to cook and still having 80% of his dance movesI am actually one of the few people on the planet who is a heterochromiac syndactylite. I have webbed middle toes on both feet. I also have d…
Late flowering: the Chelsea flower show is finally back – but what will it look like in autumn?
After cancellation and postponement, the show returns next week. Late-season plants and flowers will take centre stageSay what you like about the Chelsea flower show – expensive, crowded, a little superficial? – the Royal Horticultural Society’s annual…
Couscous cake and Middle Eastern mac’n’cheese: eight show-stopping new recipes from Team Ottolenghi
It takes a band of global talents to create Yotam Ottolenghi’s distinctive dishes. In an exclusive extract from his latest book, he introduces some of their finest new creationsOriginally located under a railway arch in north London, built from equal p…
Chelsea flower show: a garden with a green message for the green-fingered
RHS entry includes old concrete and drainpipes alongside the blooms to highlight the importance of environmentally friendly gardeningA week before the opening of the UK’s most prestigious flower show, the site is full of JCBs and people in hi-vis vests…
Queen of quilts: 10 of the best padded jackets – in pictures
Quilted coats are the streamlined cousin of last winter’s duvet coat. If you find a puffer too bulky, then this is the lightweight solution Continue reading…
20 of the best autumn escapes around the UK
These breaks revel in the glorious change of season, and take in everything from foraging and festivals to stargazing and glampingThe traditional harvest jamboree is given a modern twist in Blenheim Palace’s walled garden this year, with an autumn fest…
We Love: Fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Designer conversations, slow fashion and Harris Reed’s debut jewellery collection. Continue reading…
Tell us: how are you dressing up to go out now lockdown has lifted?
We would like to hear about the outfits you’re wearing to go out following the lifting of UK coronavirus restrictionsNow that lockdown has lifted in the UK, many of us are beginning to get dressed up to go out again – often for the first time in around…