Three-quarters of UK adults can’t read a map – here’s how to get better

A study by Ordnance Survey to coincide with National Map Reading Week paints a sorry picture of our navigation skills. But there are ways to improve …

A moment that changed me: I found my mum unconscious on the bathroom floor

At 19, looking forward to one last summer as a spoiled teenager, I had to cope with my first real trauma – and suddenly take care of my siblings

Can taking a pill really stop you getting a hangover? There’s one way to find out …

Even at £30 a packet, the Myrkl ‘pre-drinking’ pill sold out before its UK launch. I spent four days finding out if it does indeed reduce the effects of alcohol

‘It starts as a line of light, then works its way across my vision’: the disorienting mystery of migraine auras

It’s easy to start panicking if you start seeing zigzag patterns or flashing lights. They’re probably caused by a migraine – even if they’re not accompanied by a headache

A new start after 60: ‘I risked my house to launch a chain of 24-hour gyms’

Bob Cheek was in his 60s and worrying about his future. Then he hit on a scheme that would make him millions

When it comes to banter, men are in their element. But that is no foundation for lasting friendship

How lack of intimacy – and effort – can undermine male friendships

Weekend warriors: why exercise doesn’t have to be regular to be good for you

Football, running, and swimming doesn’t have to be spread out during the week to be good for you, a new study says

‘We didn’t feel it was for us’: the UK’s minority ethnic walking groups tearing down barriers

Hiking groups set up by and for ethnic minorities, often during lockdowns, are gaining in popularity

The British siesta: how Peter Andre tried to get the UK into bed

The singer suggested to Downing Street that an afternoon nap could improve productivity. No 10 said Britons would just spend the time in the pub

‘I’m one of the lucky ones, I’m financially OK’: welcome to ageing Britain, where pensioners outnumber children

Nearly one in five people in England and Wales are 65 or over – some are thriving, some struggling. How are we coping with the social, cultural and political change this brings?