Prison entrepreneurship: ‘Giving a little bit of belief goes a long way’

With the inmate population and suicide rates at a high, a new, government-backed, enterprise course could help rehabilitation

What a pickle: UK gripped by courgette shortage

Cold and wet weather hits crops in Spain, sending prices soaring and customers bemoaning empty supermarket shelves

Private health insurance sales surge amid NHS crisis

Ongoing crisis in public healthcare and economic recovery may have triggered first rise in seven years, but impeding Brexit means future is uncertain

‘I am not naturally magnetic’: can you learn how to be charismatic?

From politics to business, charisma is the 21st-century must-have. But what is it – and can you really turn a shy type into a George Clooney?

Hit snooze! How a better night’s sleep could save the UK £40bn

A new report says sleep deprivation costs British businesses dearly. So what tricks – from nap rooms to healthy canteen menus – can combat tiredness and boost productivity?

Why some slow, unhurried conversation should be top of your shopping list

Researchers say making the shopping process less hurried is beneficial for older people – but why stop there? Lots of us could do with a chat

Brave new world: implantables, the future of healthcare and the risk to privacy

Implantable medical technology and the data it collects will revolutionise the healthcare industry – but will we get round the privacy and the ‘ick’ factors?

Tesco cuts sugar in own-brand drinks to avoid sugar tax

Government hails supermarket’s move to reformulate all of its own-label soft drinks, saying it shows pressure is working

Obamacare price hikes show that now is the time to be bold

If Hillary Clinton wins the election, she’ll probably have a small window to expand healthcare access before the partisan gridlock kicks in

Richard Reed: ‘Will wackaging be my contribution to the species?’

The Innocent co-founder on climbing, Europe and his new book, in which he asks extraordinary people for advice on life