Eric Idle on the Monty Python rift: ‘Excuse me, I made you a million f—–g dollars’
The Pythons would almost certainly be lambasted today as the epitome of white male privilege. “I can’t really…
Andy Burnham is a homeopathic Prime Minister, not the remedy sick Britain needs
In defence of the inventor of homeopathy, an 18th-century German physician, Samuel Hahnemann, his practice was less damaging…
Maintaining muscle in midlife: How to stay disciplined and keep initial gains
Nine years ago, at 45, I set out to change my body. In my early 40s, working as…
The entrepreneurs cashing in on the £1.3tn wellness holiday boom
She co-founded Pure Health Zanzibar, which costs from £3,065 per person for eight nights, to try to help…
I was diagnosed with coeliac disease so I went to the world’s only gluten-free town
Initially, I thought it would be easy. I’ve seen lots of gluten-free products in the supermarket, I would…
As wildfires rage, Britain isn’t ready for its boiling hot future
Sandy McCook, the local community council chairman, says: “It has been absolutely traumatic. We sit on the edge…
I ate nothing but porridge for two days to cut my cholesterol
At 63, I want to avoid going on statins for another year, so, in the interests of medical…
The retirement trap wiping out family inheritances
Since 1991, the No Negative Equity Guarantee has protected families from owing more than the property is worth.…
Why water shortages are coming to Britain
Gleick thinks this is a sign of things to come for countries such as Britain: the wealthy will…
Surgery stopped halfway through as heatwave hits hospitals
Speaking to fellow surgeons across the NHS, the same stories emerge time and again. Ageing hospital buildings overheat…
My 16 hours in A&E hell with suspected stroke symptoms
I waited. And waited. All around me, other patients were waiting too, many of them moaning in pain.…
The sugar-laden summer drinks trend you need to avoid
For whatever coffee and tea actually exist within these drinks, what a waste. Somewhere, farmers have painstakingly cultivated…