Life and style
A new start after 60: I turned my homely lifestyle into a global phenomenon
Kate Jackson’s cosy, creative existence in rural Northumberland has spawned a YouTube channel, two websites, an online shop – and financial independence
Rachael Healy
12, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
Why haven’t baked beans caught on outside the British Isles?
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
11, Feb, 2024 @2:01 PM
I felt lost in early adulthood, so coined the term ‘quarterlife’ as a focus for study
Adrift after leaving university, Satya Doyle Byock turned to psychology to bridge the journey to adulthood
Elle Hunt
11, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Readers reply: are any countries neither capitalist nor communist?
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
11, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Three things with kayaker Bonnie Hancock: ‘At sea for three weeks, that jacket was with me’
In our weekly interview about objects, the world record-breaking paddler tells us about an iten lost at sea – and a shell that tells a story
As told to Katie Cunningham
11, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘It was a dark time’: Pulp’s keyboardist Candida Doyle on being diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 17
Diagnosed as a teenager with rheumatoid arthritis, the musician hid her condition from her bandmates and friends. But as the pain subsided after the menopause, acceptance of her body grew
Emine Saner
11, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM
A trip to the aquarium finds us out of our depth when it comes to life in the deep
My son uses his knowledge netted from hundreds of hours of cartoons to very good effect on a brilliant family day out
Séamas O’Reilly
11, Feb, 2024 @9:30 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
11, Feb, 2024 @9:08 AM
Observer sudoku
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9
11, Feb, 2024 @9:07 AM
Notes on chocolate: Valentine’s treats for your sweetheart
These are wonderful for the special person in your life, but also delicious at any time of year
Annalisa Barbieri
11, Feb, 2024 @9:00 AM
Power tools at the ready! The life-changing science behind hip and knee replacements
Thousands of people are given new joints each year in the UK. But can robots and smart tech soon make it a smoother procedure?
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
11, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
Sunday with Dom Joly: ‘I’m obsessed with bread sauce and have it on toast’
The comedian talks about loving the Traitors, skipping breakfast, finding Sundays dull and the black labs of Gloucestershire
Lara Kilner
11, Feb, 2024 @6:45 AM
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