Life and style
Three things with Adam Spencer: ‘I’m nowhere near an Adonis type but I love to throw some steel’
In our weekly interview about objects, the broadcaster and maths nerd tells us about his ‘favourite toy’
As told to Katie Cunningham
04, Jun, 2023 @8:00 PM
‘What sprocket left that bike there?’ My life as a pedestrian in badly behaved Britain
I’m all for cycle hire schemes, but nothing brings out the grumpy old man in me like e-bikes strewn across the pavement
Tim Lusher
04, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM
Should I worry about pesticides?
Many of them don’t pose a risk to humans. But what about the less natural stuff that goes on our food?
Joel Snape
04, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM
If Shakespeare wrote for the masses, why is his work now an intellectual preserve?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
04, Jun, 2023 @1:01 PM
Overwhelmed in London, I moved to Berlin to save my sanity – and savour a new life
Irish author Naoise Dolan on taking refuge in the German capital
Naoise Dolan
04, Jun, 2023 @1:00 PM
Readers reply: what are the best defunct products and overlooked innovations?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
04, Jun, 2023 @1:00 PM
Milanese does it: an eastern-inspired oasis in the Italian design capital
This 1920s apartment in the heart of Milan has been given a dramatic makeover
Scarlett Conlon
04, Jun, 2023 @10:00 AM
A good laugh and an incredible sulk… | Seamas O'Reilly
For my young son there’s a fine line between them
Séamas O’Reilly
04, Jun, 2023 @8:31 AM
My husband and daughter won’t speak to each other | Ask Philippa
She presented him with an opportunity for reconciliation he has not taken. Your husband needs to be more flexible
Philippa Perry
04, Jun, 2023 @7:00 AM
Sunday with Trevor Nelson: ‘I can’t sit still. I have gym equipment in every room’
The DJ on rice and peas with a good roast, trying to relax and why he loves watching sport on telly
Michael Segalov
04, Jun, 2023 @5:46 AM
It’s officially summer, the high days of the gardening year are here
Berries are ripening, early potatoes are ready to be lifted, everything is bursting into abundant life…
Allan Jenkins
04, Jun, 2023 @5:16 AM
Observer killer sudoku
Normal Sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within grey lines add up to the figures in the corner
03, Jun, 2023 @11:01 PM
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