After years trying for a child without success, I sought solace in online message boards. Before long, I was spending hours a day poring over intimate posts, sharing everything with total strangers. Would it help?Leanne was having her fringe cut when s…
Building a bare-bones home gym: ‘A small bar with weights and two dumbbells can do a lot’
With a few cheap items and a good routine it’s possible to start or continue a fitness regimen at homeThe longer lockdown progresses, the more ovals and homes around Sydney resemble makeshift gyms. Some trainers have shifted everything but treadmills a…
Rift over naturism laid bare by bar on Spain’s oldest nudist beach
More than 1,700 people call on officials to preserve character of Costa Natura near EsteponaMore than 1,700 people have called on officials in Spain to preserve the character of the country’s oldest official nudist beach in a row with a newly-installed…
Share your experiences of getting married over the age of 65
As marriages among people over 65 are on the rise, we would like to hear your stories of tying the knotMarriages among people over the age of 65 are on the rise, according to the Office for National Statistics, partly due to the increasing popularity o…
Share your stories of dramatic camping experiences this summer
We would like to hear about your camping trips during the summer of 2021, from the amazing to the disastrousCamping has proven one of the most popular holiday choices in the UK this summer. With this mind, we would like to hear about your camping trips…
‘Being too aspirational is repellent now’ – the rise of the ‘genuinfluencers’
The showboating era of the Kardashians is over as generation Z demands authenticity and information insteadThe influencer is dead. Long live the Genuinfluencers.“Genuinfluencers” was coined by the trend forecasters WGSN (formerly Worth Global Style Net…
Pores for thought: how sweat reveals our every secret, from what we’ve eaten to whether we’re on drugs
Just one drop of perspiration might soon be enough to identify a criminal or diagnose a cancer. But this fast-moving science could also pose a serious threat to civil libertiesWhen I deposited my index fingerprint on a laboratory slide so that Simona F…
Presidents, aliens and seahorses galore – take the Thursday quiz
Fourteen questions on general knowledge and news trivia plus a few jokes – how will you fare?The quiz master is on holiday, but the moment has been prepared for. You still face 14 questions about nearly topical news and general knowledge – with some jo…
Ready to quit your job? Here are the 17 questions to ask yourself first
In the UK, and globally, surveys suggest huge numbers of people are thinking about packing in their jobs, while in the US it’s been dubbed ‘the Great Resignation’. But is this a real desire for change or just a pandemic fug?It has been termed “the Grea…
Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings
Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levelsThe UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said sales had surged as Britons splashed lockdown savings on luxury watches and jewellery, including wedding an…