The secret of happiness? Be more like Ted Lasso

I love the comedy show about a goodhearted football manager so much I decided to emulate him. Then Private Eye, the satirical news magazine, took a swipe at me

Bye bye BMI: Pinterest bans weight loss ads in first for major social networks

Advertisements promoting diets or slimming products and that idealise certain body types will be removed from the platform

ENO calls on world’s worst warblers to prove anyone can sing

Voice coaches at English National Opera want applicants who ‘cannot sing for toffee’ for new TV series

The social biome: how to build nourishing friendships – and banish loneliness

All your daily interactions with others, big and small, make up your social biome, and the pandemic has severely damaged most of ours. Here’s how to reinvigorate it

Headspace Guide to Meditation: can Netflix deliver enlightenment in 20 minutes?

The streaming service and the mindfulness app have joined forces to inject some calm into our tech diet. Elle Hunt tries to switch off, while switching on

Locked In: Breaking the Silence review – life-affirming story of a devastating illness

Xavier Alford’s striking documentary explores the lives of people at different stages of coping with ‘locked-in’ syndrome – including himself

‘I had no idea how touching it would be’: how a fishing show put men’s health in focus

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing began as one friend helping another and has gone on to explore issues many older men might find hard to discuss

Jenni Murray to quit BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour

‘It’s time to move on,’ says broadcaster after 33 years presenting the show

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

Nicole Kidman and Idris Elba lead HBO series to help people sleep

A World of Calm will offer soothing images and tranqil narration to combat ‘stress and chaos’ of the world