Tomorrow’s world? let’s just get through today’s!

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott

The Victoria Beckham Netflix documentary is coming out and I’m expecting great things. I’ve met Victoria a few times over the years and she and her family are lovely. I think people can have a percept

Pick of the week’s correspondence

What do women want in a man? It’s often assumed that physical strength would be high on the list. After all, bulging muscles indicate health, strength and the ability to protect from harm. Yet a new s

How will future generations look back on us? This is the question novelist Ian McEwan explores in his new novel What We Can Know. Partly set in an imagined future, a combination of climate change and