Running can lift mental health blues 

Up to one in six people have experienced a mental health problem in the past seven days, whether that's depression or anxiety.

Meditation need not be boring or too challenging 

The most common excuses that I hear for why a person has not continued with a mindfulness practice are that on the one hand it's either too boring or on the other hand it's too difficult to make the time. I'll address both of these issues.

'I lost my dad from a heart attack but teaching pupils first aid could save lives' 

Summer 2016 will always be one that occupies a strange place in my heart. Then, as written about previously in the Belfast Telegraph, my father died of a sudden and massive heart attack whilst driving home from holidays.

Singing barrister Karl McGuckin on mixing life in showbiz with the 'theatre' of the courtroom 

He's the lawyer who's holding court in a very different setting. For talented Karl McGuckin leads a double life as a barrister and a bass baritone and he's rated as one of the finest classical singers in Northern Ireland.

'I do love Cadbury's chocolate but you can't get it in the US' 

Professional golfer Stephanie Meadow (25), who was born in Jordanstown but now lives in South Carolina, America, gained her LPGA Tour card last year and was third in the US Women's Open in 2014

'If I had left it any longer I would not have seen my grandchildren grow up' 

Retired school teacher Frances Hamilton (63), from Larne, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2007 aged 54. Frances, who is married to Alfie and has two daughters and two grandchildren, has a history of bowel cancer in her family. Her two brothers were also treated for...

Fearghal McKinney: 'Nothing prepares you for defeat after the amount of hard work put in... 

Q. Tell me about your family. A. I'm married to homemaker Maire (who's in her early 50s). We have three daughters - Kate (19), a law and politics student, A-level pupil Anna (17), and Martha (11), who's in first year at Bloomfield Collegiate.

There's no dressing it up so wear what you like but be prepared to face the consequences 

A young man came to see me recently for what I thought was a business meeting. When I saw that he was wearing tracksuit trousers and a T-shirt, I knew the deal was off. If he was serious about the project he'd have been less casual in his semiotics (the study of...

'I never dreamed I would be able to make a career out of something I really love' 

The 49-year-old Elvis tribute artist lives in Newtownabbey with his wife Anne-Marie. They have five grown-up children - Denise, James, Megan, Patrick and Robert.

Can you really find Mr Right by online dating? 

Digital dating has revolutionised the way we find love with just one swipe of a smart phone promising a potential Mr or Mrs Right.

If only I knew then what I know now 

I've been invited to appear on a chat show. It's for BBC Radio Ulster and the presenter, Vinny Hurrell, will be asking about my life, my choices and what I wish I'd known when I was 25.

Hope amid the hardship... how Frank McCourt's bleak retelling of life in Ireland captivated... 

It's been exactly 20 years since Limerick-born Frank McCourt won a Pulitzer Prize for his controversial childhood memoir Angela's Ashes. With a musical version now on the way to Belfast, Graham Clifford spoke to the writer's widow, Ellen McCourt.

The day the Brown Bomber dropped into Glengormley 

Present-day boxing fans scoff when I claim that the Brown Bomber Joe Louis licked an ice-cream slider in Glengormley once upon a time.

House of horrors Keith Baker: Svengali... or just a domineering bully? 

They say that we are becoming desensitised to horror and suffering. We live in an age of horrific images at the push of a button and we can see there in an instant man's unspeakable inhumanity to man, and sometimes woman's too. Of course, we get through it, and lead our...

After four difficult years enduring fertility treatments, how one NI mum's determination... 

At just eight weeks old, Eliana Grace McClelland is inspiring mums and dads around the world. Born against the odds on February 3, the moving story of what parents Victoria and Stephen came through to get their little bundle of joy has captured thousands of hearts since it...

Tomorrow, we begin to retrace Jesus' journey through suffering and death 

Holy Week 2017 begins this weekend with the celebration of Palm Sunday - the commemoration of the Lord Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem - welcomed and acclaimed by the crowds with cries of "Hosanna!"

The shocking cases of women held captive for years that shocked world 

Austrian Josef Fritzl held his daughter Elizabeth captive for 24 years in a specially constructed, elaborate basement under their home in the town of Amstetten. She was physically and sexually assaulted during that time, resulting in the birth of seven children, one of whom died...

Rogue One - A Star Wars Story: The Force isn't really with it 

The Galactic Empire begins construction of a new superweapon under the command of research director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn). From Rebel Alliance headquarters on Yavin 4, Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) and other council members hastily prepare a response.

Alec Baldwin: 'If I disappeared one day, I think my wife and kids wouldn't even notice until... 

He may be top dog in new animated movie The Boss Baby, but at home with three small children, he's bottom of the rung. Actor Alec Baldwin talks sibling rivalry and Trump impersonations with Jeananne Craig.

Albums of the week: Tinie Tempah to British Sea Power 

Tinie Tempah releases Youth; Postmodern Jukebox presents The Essentials, and Diet Cig share Swear I’m Good At This. We round up the best of this week’s releases.

Ciaran Hinds: 'I was portly so I stopped drinking too much Guinness... then I had to put on... 

Just famous enough: that might be actor Ciaran Hinds. With a stage-and-screen career spanning well over three decades, he's a highly-respected player regularly on call for some of Hollywood's finest directors.

A Quiet Passion review: A poet with the pioneer spirit 

The film follows young Emily Dickinson (Emma Bell) from her time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary to her later years (now played by Cynthia Nixon), when she writes her poetry late at night with the blessing of her pious father, Edward, played by Keith Carradine.

Going in Style review: Pensioners steeled for action 

Joe (Michael Caine), Willie (Morgan Freeman) and Albert (Alan Arkin) are lifelong friends, who all worked for the same steel company and are now mellowing in retirement.

Shut In review: Something about Mary's log cabin 

Psychologist Mary Portman (Naomi Watts) has escaped nightmarish memories of the past, and the accident which claimed her husband’s life, by relocating to a cabin in the woods with her paralysed son, Steven (Charlie Heaton). She continues to see patients in an outbuilding, while caring for Steven.

Fashion spy: Millie Mackintosh has an effortless style which I am always jealous of 

Our reporter Kerry McKittrick checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast and finds plenty of trendy people out and about.

Gavin Rossdale: 'I just quit everything to work on my private life, which was a waste of my... 

The past few years have been a little rocky for Gavin Rossdale, but he's adamant joining The Voice was one of his 'best decisions', and working on the new Bush album proved a much needed catharsis.

We try out six of the best newborn gadgets for readers 

Spring heralds new beginnings and if you're welcoming a baby into your home, these gadgets might help you cope with the demands it will bring.

'I dropped four dress sizes and now you can do it too with the help of my fantastic new... 

It's hard to imagine the radiant Tara Grimes weighing 16 and a half stone, and looking dull-eyed and sluggish.

After losing mum at 33 studio Souk owner Linzi having double mastectomy to stay alive 

On the eve of her surgery, effervescent flame-haired entrepreneur and mother-of-two, Linzi Rooney (31), has talked frankly about why she is having a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction.

Will Into the Water be yet another best-seller... or will it simply sink leaving scarcely a ripple... 

No book is more eagerly awaited this year than Paula Hawkins's follow-up to The Girl on the Train. It has sold close to 20 million copies worldwide since its publication in January 2015 - while last year's film adaptation, starring Emily Blunt, has grossed some £139m.

Get glowing and add a gorgeous gleam to hair, cheek and nails 

Strobing is the beauty technique you probably didn't know you needed. Still not fully au fait with what it means? It might sound like something out of a Star Wars movie, and strobing, you could say, is a bit like having a magic lightsaber in your beauty kit.

'After slimming down from a size 16, I felt like a supermodel...now I'm happy to be seen in... 

For 27-year-old Colleen Clarke, the moment that changed everything came while working as a waitress in the New Lotus Flower restaurant in her native Larne.

Michael Dunlop: 'I went six years without seeing the moment that took Dad's life, and there... 

In 2014 there was a documentary made of my dad, Joey, William and me called Road. It's a cracking film. We contributed to it. I was followed for a year with cameras. I took time off work, gave up pay to do interviews. I'd never say, 'Don't watch it.' But I don't think...

Could a collagen latte be secret to looking younger? They certainly work for this 50-... 

At the age of 44, Dr Sara Gottfried became interested in telomeres - the 'protective caps' at the end of chromosomes which shorten as we get older.

Why we all should take a moment to think about time 

Have you ever taken time to think about time? As a mindfulness instructor, I have, and what I've discovered about the relationship between our concept of time and emotions are fascinating. For one thing, emotions always exist in time. Regret and guilt, for instance...

Bronagh Gallagher: 'I literally cannot function without my morning tea' 

Actress and singer Bronagh Gallagher (44) is originally from Londonderry, but now divides her time between Dublin and London.

Glaucoma: Why these two men - a former Irish League footballer and an electrician - say... 

It is known as the 'silent thief of sight', and while easily treated it can just as easily go undetected and is believed to be one of the main causes of blindness.

Michael Dunlop: My depression secret and the struggle to keep a roof over mum's head -... 

At the end of 2013 I decided to hang up my helmet - for good. My walking away from the roads was nothing to do with money and everything to do with money. Aye, I was p****d off at Honda but I realised they were the tip of the iceberg. The things on my mind...

All the best: Sean Kelly discusses his favourite things 

The 50-year-old is director of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival. He lives in Belfast with his wife Genevieve and their daughter Susannah.

Expert guidance to help show breast still best for our babies 

An interactive BreastFeeding Friend has been launched to encourage mums to persevere with the method. Lisa Salmon asks why mothers are giving up breastfeeding, and how the new 24/7 tool can help them.

How we aim to beat the middle-aged blues 

If you feel like life is passing you by now that you've hit your 40s then you're not alone as almost half of the women in the country report facing a mid-life crisis.

How the Bible reminds us that killers can, and do, change 

Events of recent days have opened up the matter of paramilitary violence and paramilitary peace in Northern Ireland. I refer to the funeral of Martin McGuinness and the controversy surrounding the first half of his life when, as an IRA leader, he openly espoused terrorist violence, and was ultimately responsible for the unwarranted deaths of many innocent people; and the second half of his life, when he rejected that violence and pioneered the path of peacemaking.

YouTube u-turn on hate speech follows boycott by advertisers 

It started in the UK, with retailers including Marks & Spencer and L'Oreal, alongside the BBC and the Guardian, and now more than 250 companies are pulling their advertisements from YouTube. It's even spread across the Atlantic, with US mobile firms AT&T; and Verizon...

Judges who use their position to lecture victims of rape should keep their opinions to... 

The UK's most senior judge is concerned that compulsory retirement at 70 will leave the profession short of talent. Lord Neuberger wants judges to be able to continue (as jury members now do) until they are 75. Is that a good thing? We might lose years of experience and the...

Why no one can hold a candle to my pal, birthday boy Denis Tuohy 

Man of many talents Denis Tuohy is taking a break from his acting, broadcasting and writing careers to keep an important date in London.

The unvarnished truth about women in power 

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Legs-it story became a fuss about nothing

Michael Dunlop: I'm not one to hold back in a race or in life, I'd rather tell the truth, get... 

Ahead of our exclusive serialisation of his warts-and-all autobiography, Michael Dunlop explains why he has decided to lay bare his life and how he misses his father Robert - tragically killed in a racing crash - every day.

Ghost in the Shell star Scarlett Johansson's stellar rise to stardom is a true marvel 

Scarlett Johansson has been in the spotlight for so long, it's hard to believe she's only 32. Then again, she was just 17 when she made her breakthrough playing a dreamy, unhappily married young woman in Lost in Translation.

DVD releases: Black comedy that's really a gas 

Hank (Paul Dano) is marooned on an island, and the isolation has driven him to the brink of suicide. As he prepares to tie a noose around his neck, Hank notices a corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) washed up on the shore.

Music: Upcoming gigs in Belfast 

Although Colin Hay was born in Scotland and currently lives in Los Angeles, he's an Australian through and through.