Endangered names

There’s an App for everything these days but a fun new digital tool has worked out the poshest names in the UK. And it’s not good news if your name is – like my middle name – Maureen. Or indeed if you

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

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

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

YOU won’t make it ring by looking at it every two minutes, you know.” My sister Joy has a habit of stating the obvious. I put my phone down and start drumming my fingers on the kitchen table; somethin