Should I wear a helmet on the ski slopes?
Michael Schumacher was wearing a helmet on the piste but was still badly hurt – and the statistics behind head injuries on the slopes are remarkably confusing. What's the right thing to do?
The Great Ethiopian Run: in the footsteps of Haile Gebrselassie
Kate Carter: It's a crazy, joyous race at 2,300m above sea level in Addis Ababa, and it's the adrenaline as well as the altitude that leaves competitors breathless after the Great Ethiopian Run
Remember your travel jabs – or risk losing your insurance cover
Insurers warn that one in four Britons fail to get jabs before travelling – and may find their policy doesn't pay if they fall ill
Travel tips: upmarket Cornish village and the UK’s vintage festivals
Go to the revamped Millendreath in Cornwall, indulge your nostalgia at vintage festivals and the week's best deals
Body not beach-ready? So what?
Alex Clark: The whole joy of being on holiday is feeling free to eat, drink and let it all hang out
Drink up, it’s good for you! A red wine detox holiday in France
You don't usually associate detoxing with fun – or booze. But there's plenty of both on a new red wine detox in the Madiran wine region in south-west France
The Old Ways: a Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane – review
Nicholas Lezard's paperback of the week: In the final book in his trilogy about landscape and the human heart, Robert Macfarlane turns his attention to sacred encounters and wild walks
40 consequences of 10 wet summers: what will a decade of rain do to us?
Forecasters have warned that we may need to get used to washout summers, perhaps for the next 10 years. From wildlife to camping to fashion, what will this do to us a nation?
The island of long life
On the Greek island of Ikaria, life is sweet… and very, very long. So what is the locals' secret? Andrew Anthony investigates
Spain’s Ehic refusal prompts legal action from European Commission
British insurance firms lodge complaints as holidaymakers in Spain are told to reclaim cost of health care from their insurer