A retrospective of the life and career of the comedian, who has died from cancer at the age of 58Harry Hill on Sean Lock – tributeComedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 Continue reading…
Hot summer nights: ‘I was alone on holiday, and this was my last night on the island …’
Heartbroken, sunburned and without my makeup, I felt totally lost. Perhaps the handsome stranger at my table could offer some excitement?It was high summer on the Italian island of Procida, too hot but somehow still green, and I was eating dinner at a …
Hot summer nights: ‘I took my dad clubbing – and it brought my family back together’
After the death of my mother, I wasn’t sure how my father, brother and I would knit ourselves into a unit. Could a sweaty nightclub in Lisbon hold the answer?“We should go to the Ibiza closing parties,” my dad blurts out, driving through the rain in Ho…
Retrofitting: why carbon-reducing renovations are going to be big business
Draughty homes contribute to 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, but a wave of eco-refurbs is changing thatUK government ‘failing to help local leaders achieve net zero’When Boris Afinogenov moved to Liverpool from Lithuania in 2011, he knew that…
Ready meals, new clothes, fairy lights: the products you stopped buying (or wish you had) in the pandemic
For some of us, this has been a time to cut back and live more sustainably. Others have found it harder to rein in their spending. Nine readers reveal how they have saved – or splurgedI bought my own proper coffee machine during the first lockdown and …
A moment that changed me: my boss discovered my secret blog
Bored working in a law firm in Brussels, I filled my time writing anonymously online about love, life – and how dull my job was. Then my colleagues found my posts …I wouldn’t say I was a model employee in the law firm where I worked for nearly 10 yea…
Has the latest status symbol become a vegan dog? | Arwa Mahdawi
Lewis Hamilton posted a picture of his dog, Roscoe enjoying a plate of fruit, while apparently travelling by private jet. But he is not the only star feeding their pup a plant-based dietThe first rule of flight club is you don’t talk about flight club….
Crossword blog: a crossword can be 30 worlds in miniature
I can recommend two books, which have reminded me to slow down and savour my crosswordsA little sentence can hold a world. Continue reading…
Readers’ picks: 10 delicious blackberry recipes, from chilli chutney to jelly and wine
Everywhere you look, brambles are groaning with dark, succulent fruit. Here are some surefire ways to make the most of themI’ve been making blackberry vodka for the past few years and found that you need a mix of small and large brambles to get a gorge…
How we met: ‘I couldn’t hear a word she was saying – but she was phenomenally beautiful’
Anita, 26, and Taylor, 27, met at a bar in Boston in 2018. Having endured a hit-and-run incident and a case of Covid, they plan to set up home in their university town in IllinoisIn 2018, Anita was enjoying life in Boston while waiting to hear whether …