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

The media personality and head gardener for Crocus on better on-screen representation and the therapeutic benefits of gardening I grew up in a council flat in South London. The old lady downstairs let

Goldbugs are not ideal dinner guests. They are rarely in a particularly cheery mood: one pro-gold article I recall from the optimistic 2000s was entitled We’re freaking doomed, dude. That conjures up

Bringing you some of the gardening news highlights

Our pick of your best letters and some wise words from our favourite stars…

At a time when it can feel as if we’re all more disconnected than ever, we meet three women helping others in their own unique and special way…