It’s official: allotments are good for you – and for your mental health Tending your own patch boosts wellbeing and connects you with others, study finds
‘I worked in horror films. Now I’m an undertaker’: arts workers who had to find new jobs A DJ turned shaman, a lighting designer turned railwayman, a dancer turned gayrobicist … as the government causes fury with a ballerina job ad, we meet workers forced to retrain due to Covid
A hangover is no fun, but super silky chocolate worked its magic Too much alcohol? Try Linden’s mango and date bar for a comfort cure
Anne Mohyuddin obituary Other lives: Business owner and stalwart of health-food retailing in the north-west of England
‘Throwaway gear’: nonstick pans are rare in restaurants – should home cooks quit them too? Teflon might have its place but avoid metal utensils, high heat and rapid temperature changes
Cooking eased my exile and became my homage to the lives of immigrants Preparing food helped me reconcile my old and new world. Now my restaurant produces a beautiful mongrel cuisine
UK set to bring in strict new junk food rules including pre-9pm ad ban Measures expected to go beyond curbs on advertising to include in-store restriction
So long shaving, Survivor and whirlwind romances: Melburnians on the lockdown habits they’re going to ditch Back in hard lockdown, 12 Melbourne residents share what they won’t be repeating this time around
Tree of the week: ‘Our olive tree is very expressive. It tells you when it’s thirsty’ In a weekly series, readers tell us about their favourite trees. This week: an olive in a small Californian orchard
Tom Kerridge on love, weight loss and the restaurant crisis: ‘There will be some horrific casualties’ The chef talks about taking up running, his worries for his industry – and why politicians should stop calling restaurant work ‘low-skilled’