What’s the upside of winter? The bright side to all those dark months

Whether its country walks, wild swimming or staying cosy at home, winter can be as enjoyable as any other time

Country diary: into the woods and out of the ordinary

Coed y Cwm, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: The deep leaf litter beneath my feet soaks up other sounds, creating an acoustic like that of a softly furnished library

Farewell James Randi, prince of reason. Now who’ll mock the quacks and anti-vaxxers?

The great magician dedicated his later years to exposing all forms of fake science

Study reveals world’s most walkable cities

Walking improves health and cuts pollution but most cities still dominated by cars, says report

University staff angry that Covid teaching advice was ‘ignored’

Following Sage’s guidance on online education would have prevented campus outbreaks, say unions

PureGym weighs up legal action over Liverpool lockdown

Boss of UK’s largest chain joins others in industry urging politicians to reconsider forced closure

‘I worked in horror films. Now I’m an undertaker’: arts workers who had to find new jobs

A DJ turned shaman, a lighting designer turned railwayman, a dancer turned gayrobicist … as the government causes fury with a ballerina job ad, we meet workers forced to retrain due to Covid

Covid drives more people in UK to fund own operations

Patients are going private for knee, hip and cataract operations – here’s what they can expect to pay

Women bear brunt of Covid-related work stress, UK study finds

Report comes a day before World Mental Health Day and calls for four-day working week

Autumn colour brings joy to UK’s growing band of ‘leaf peepers’

Increasing numbers of people are discovering the pleasures of the turning of the seasons