Winter is coming … but don’t panic! 54 expert tips on getting through the cold, dark months ahead How to survive the season – with mood-lifters, skin-savers, life-changing layers, and ways to have fun in the rain
Have breakfast for dinner, let kids sleep in their clothes … and 12 other easy tips for better evenings Feeling frazzled and drained at the end of the day? Try these expert micro-habits
‘We have learned to have low expectations’: why can’t British hospitals serve better food? After spending years in and out of hospital with my daughter, I know the patients’ food isn’t usually very good. But does it have to be this way?
Do you want kids? It’s finally OK to simply say no If birth rates are falling it could be down to choosing childlessness, rather than economics or infertility
Why pickles and ice-cream? The science of strangely specific pregnancy cravings Salty or sweet, nutritional or not – there may be hankerings for unexpected foods when pregnant, but beware the old adage of eating for two
‘They make me want to walk more’: 14 everyday items that could improve your life A sleep-saving knee pillow, a grater that makes dinners healthier, and a hairdryer that saves time: these products have changed daily routines for the better
How we met: ‘We were at the circus, talking nonsense in the queue for the toilets. I really liked her’ Lara and Claire, both 57, got chatting on a night out in 2014. They’ve been close friends ever since
I’ve pushed it up hills, on to trams and around possum poo – but now I must farewell our faithful pram I’ve been preparing my daughter for the fact she’ll have to use an alternate mode of transport: her legs
My father, a handful of spoons and his journey into dementia Looking through old cutlery was a safe haven for my dad after he became lost in ‘dementia land’
Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives review – fresh take on pregnant-woman-in-peril horror Unfolding in what looks like a single take, Thomas Sieben sends his protagonist into a house that’s haunted by historical trauma