‘Walking out my grief one step at a time’: why I’m doing a 24-hour walk
It’s an exercise I actually like – it rewards persistence over ability. What’s more, I can think about my late mum, who was also a walker, and all that she meant to me
John Cooper Clarke: ‘The last time I did exercise was in rehab in the 1980s’
The 69-year-old performance poet on not owning a mobile phone, going to bed at 5am and why he hates badminton
Is your child at risk of brain injury from playing football or rugby?
Despite increasing concern about the long-term risk of dementia and other problems from heading a ball or tackling, children are still playing contact sports. Should you play it safe and stop them?
‘Cancer I could deal with. Losing my breast I could not’
When Joanna Moorhead found out she had breast cancer, a mastectomy seemed the best option. So why did she pull out of the operation at the last minute?
‘Shyness didn’t happen overnight. It was a process of feeling exposed’
For Hayley Webster, shyness was a way of hiding herself in life. But finally she decided she didn’t want shyness to hold her back any longer…
Helena Morrissey: ‘We have nine children. I plan every day on a whiteboard’
The 51-year-old head of personal investing at Legal & General on juggling work and family, shunning meetings and switching off with pilates
Experience: I was a surrogate at 51
At an early scan there was a bit of a shock, but a wonderful one: I was carrying twins
Nestlé under fire for marketing claims on baby milk formulas
Exclusive: Report finds Swiss multinational is violating advertising codes and misleading consumers with nutritional claims
Folic acid: new research is a ‘gamechanger’ in push to fortify British foods
Study concludes there is no need for an upper limit on folate, removing a further barrier to mandatory fortification that would prevent birth defects
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B Peterson – digested read
Man up and receive the words of advice John Crace has gleaned from this provocative self-help guide