Yes it’s going to be the Nigella Show – but we need to make sure the bakers get a look-in too. Here are this year’s cohort, ranked from worst to best The new contestants of this year’s Great British Bake Off don’t know how lucky they are. Usually when a […]
GLP-1 medications have been a gamechanger in the fight against obesity. But for a minority of patients, their impact is negligible. Why? When Mercedes was told by her doctor that she could be prescribed GLP-1 weight loss jabs in 2024, she broke down. “[When] she said yes, I cried in […]
The ‘stop the boats’ narrative is increasingly presented as if it stems from a concern for women’s safety. This is just the laundering of thuggery It was a busy weekend for the insurgent and hard right, as Reform party delegates redoubled their commitment to women’s safety by physically attacking a […]
After season two’s mortifying ending, the charming hit comedy is back for the last time … with sex parties, extreme cringe and a final answer to the central will-they-won’t-they There are cliffhangers, and then there’s whatever happened at the end of Colin from Accounts’ second season. We had, by that […]
From loafers to lunch boxes to fancy stationery, these picks for kids, teens and grownups will bring that new-term energy, whatever your age • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Shiny shoes. Freshly sharpened pencils. New rucksack. Back-to-school season is here, and even for those […]
Has Farage’s brain been hacked? Has he started talking in his sleep? There’s no shortage of explanations for this scandal We’ve all been there. It’s a lovely summer’s day and you just want a bit of me time. A quiet lunch of champagne and oysters. As you do. Anything to […]
The Australian retooling of Neil Forsyth’s excellent Guilt sees a brother and sister deal with the aftermath of accidentally killing a stranger. It’s a fast-paced, impressive ride Just do what your elder sister tells you. That’s all there really is to leading an easy life. As a senior female sibling […]
In his new book The Brain Cliff, Dr Norman Swan outlines the science of brain ageing and strategies for staving off cognitive decline You write that instead of fearing cognitive decline, “changing the way you think about the brain cliff can literally change the way you think and remember”. How? […]
We all know tiredness can lead to hunger, and vice versa. But there are so many other ways our habits in these areas are linked. Here are some easy tweaks to help us feel properly refreshed A study published in the journal Nature Health last month found that food choices […]
More than 400 competitors battle windy conditions on Easdale, a year after tampered-with stones made headlines “Want to touch it?” Jonny Jennings asked, clutching the World Stone Skimming Championship trophy in his arms as he waited for the ferry. The mind games from the 2025 men’s champion had started hours […]