The progress the world makes in technology is huge, but much of it seems geared towards making our lives more sedentary. Smartphones, computers and remote working mean less movement for us and our chi

A brisk Welsh wind whipped around the rustic charm of the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells as I was welcomed out of the rain by our hosts for the weekend. Ben and Hannah, founders of the Silly Goo

by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form

Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN

In a world where image is everything, the quiet streets of suburbia hide deadly truths. Ambitious psychiatrist Dr Geddes is rising fast at a respected practice – until a troubling young patient threat