lifestyle
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Can you treat anxiety with YouTube videos?With access to mental health treatment under increasing strain, experts weigh up the benefits of using the video platform to find relief from anxiety disorders
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‘We still come if the rain’s sideways’ – how Britain fell in love with outdoor fitnessOver a million people have spent their Saturday morning doing a parkrun. Then there are the hordes of British Military Fitness acolytes and the high-energy extroverts of Project Awesome waking up the neighbours. So which is the park fitness class for you? -
Soon the wealthy will wipe clean every fun, tatty area – and not just in LondonFrom London’s Golborne Rd market to Folkestone, gentrification is sterilising our streets, forcing local people to the margins. And I can’t bear it -
How a legal misunderstanding is fuelling France’s witch-hunt of Muslim womenOf course, banning women from wearing what they want is illegal in France. The establishment claim they want Muslim women to achieve independence yet are depriving them the means to do so
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Abortion in Ireland: ‘Silence is breaking 12 hearts a day’As #TwoWomenTravel, two friends recently live-tweeted their journey to Britain for one of them to have an abortion. Another 11 women will have made the same journey every day. But is the country ready to repeal its eighth amendment?
talking points
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Bono’s email to Hillary Clinton: give me some spaceThe U2 frontman asked her to help the band link up with the International Space Station while on tour
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Once restricted to certain sectors, these days there’s no knowing where females may be running thingsThese days, there’s no knowing where females may be running things
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Are expensive wines worth the money?Not every £100 bottle tastes better than a £20 one. But then you can spend just as much on a dull 0-0 football match …
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The UK breeding herd has halved in 30 years, with a volatile global market squeezing pig farmers. Can they survive in the face of European upheaval and China’s bid to expand pork production?What’s the future for Britain’s farmers?
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Nigel Slater’s spiced tomatoes with summer vegetables recipeA colourful and nourishing midweek dish
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Cereal art: the masterpieces made from breakfast ingredients – in picturesNew York based self-taught artist Sarah Rosado recreates masterpieces using only oat flakes, cinnamon sticks and fruit
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Joe Wicks: The Body Coach review – a seductive, sincere smoothie of health boshThis muscular messiah’s energy makes Jamie Oliver seem indifferent
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The glory and terror of Adriano Zumbo and his prescient levitating Willy Wonka cakeMany have compared the Australian pastry chef to the famous fictional child-torturer immortilised by Gene Wilder – yet even Wonka asked less of his subjects
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Maison Margiela: topsy-turvy designs with historical depthIn his most personal interpretation of the fashion house’s esprit, John Galliano references his origins as an 80s club kid in London as well as Napoleon
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Paris haute couture fashion week – in picturesDior, Vetements and Chanel show off elegance, heritage and mega-collaborations in the French capital
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Karl Lagerfeld taps the zeitgeist to put Chanel's atelier centre stageDesigner shuns pop spectacle of previous years to celebrate his craft, in a Paris haute couture week notable for anti-elitist moves
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Christian Dior gives a masterclass in maturity at Paris haute couture weekInterim designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier give message of unity before widely reported appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri from Valentino
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The best collections from Milan and Paris spring/summer 2017 menswear shows - in picturesThe best looks from Milan and Paris menswear SS17 collections
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Punks on safari: Louis Vuitton's menswear goes back to its rootsDesigner Kim Jones’s latest collection, unveiled in Paris, mixes punky mohair and zips with zebra prints and safari suits – and gets the thumbs up from David Beckham and Kate Moss
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Animal jams and selfies: Yellowstone deals with record number of tourists – videoYellowstone national park is trying to manage crushing tourism that tangles roadways, spawns traffic accidents and provokes clashes between humans and the park’s natural world
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10 of the least-visited US national parksWith US national parks such as Yosemite and Yellowstone facing overcrowding, we take a look at 10 beautiful but little-known parks where you’re more likely to see a bear, moose or ‘champion tree’ than another human
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If US national parks are to continue to thrive they must reflect the diversity of our populationAs the National Park Service turns 100, a new campaign aims to make the country’s natural spaces more appealing to all Americans, regardless of race, over the next century
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The Last Bookstore: a literary treasure trove in downtown LAThe biggest (and loveliest) new and secondhand bookshop in California is on a mission: to ‘keep the paper and ink book business alive’
regulars
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ExperienceExperienceExperience: I was bitten by a rabid batI had become the first known person ever to survive rabies and the treatment became known as the Milwaukee protocol
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Felicity Cloake's perfect recipesFelicity Cloake's perfect recipesHow to cook the perfect courgette frittersGot a glut of gourds on your hands? Get grating! But should you salt them, do you need baking powder and is it worth adding herbs, spices and cheese?
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Sali Hughes on beautySali Hughes on beautyBeauty: the best autumn perfumesCharlotte Tilbury’s debut perfume reminds me of the fragrances worn by my mum in the 1970s
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Swipe right - online dating for the real worldSwipe right - online dating for the real worldAsk Eva says goodbye: seven lessons I learned from answering your questionsI’m signing off after more than a year of helping you swipe right (or not), but first, here’s what I learned from being your electronic agony aunt
advice
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Problem solvedProblem solvedMy stepson milked his father for money and blames me now the cash has stopped flowingMy own children are financially independent but my husband’s well-paid son is in his 40s and still expects handouts. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Private livesPrivate livesShould I contact my abusive stepfather? He wasn’t all badMy stepfather is devastated that he no longer sees me and my brother, but I have so far ignored his attempts keep in touch. Is there any point writing him a no-holds-barred letter?
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people
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‘Girls are put off sport because they get embarrassed’As UN Women launches its Rio legacy to keep young women playing sport, Britain’s most successful female Olympian talks about why teenage girls face a crisis in confidence, how to stop them skiving PE and why she’s not a feminist
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Spaghetti House was the place to go when we were writing in Joe Strummer’s squatThe Clash guitarist recalls spying on Mick Jagger eating dinner and life as a vegetarian in the 1970s
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Coming from the world of sport, I’ve got decent legsThe former Olympic athlete and world record holder on his moisturising regime and dressing habits
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I am the first in a long line of women to have choice about my lifeThe Countryfile presenter survived the curse of Strictly Come Dancing and a bumpy start on the This Morning sofa. One of the country’s favourite TV faces, she talks about racism and why she’s fearless
the big picture
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Wool aims to sharpen up its glamour image12 August 1981: Some of Britain’s brightest young designers have incorporated garments in British wool in their autumn collections
Luggers: like chuggers, but more luxurious