Are reps or weights more important? Is it good if it hurts? How should I structure my workouts? Everything you need to know about resistance training, from the experts Weightlifting is rapidly joining wild swimming, the Beckham family feud and lurching towards fascism as a national obsession. And with good […]
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The civil liberties argument against giving the state more power over our lives becomes more urgent by the day – just look to Trump’s America It was billed as Keir Starmer’s big chance. Finally, the prime minister would spell out the progressive, patriotic answer to a summer of far-right hate, […]
Canada v England final will be the end of the beginning of a series of major women’s sports events in the UK One way or another, the Women’s Rugby World Cup will be done by Saturday evening. The final whistle will mark the end of the beginning of a series […]
As Andy Burnham heads to Liverpool, think back to the Tory conferences of 2017 and 2018. We all know how that panned out “Whenever Westminster has gone into a moment,” Andy Burnham lamented in one of his many interviews this week, “I have somehow been drawn into it.” Yeah, we’re […]
Heated airers claim to dry your clothes without costing the earth in energy. We put 14 to the test to reveal the best, from covered options to mini drying racks • The best electric heaters, tried and tested An energy crisis and a drizzly autumn are conspiring to keep the […]
As Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s Where the Wild Roses Grow turns 30, we count down pop’s finest two-handers, from career-revivers to celebrity meta-texts Most pop/hip-hop collaborations don’t qualify here – commissioning a verse from a rapper to increase your single’s “reach” does not a duet make – but Lights […]
Former prime minister was grateful for a 45-minute slot on the Harry Cole Saves the West YouTube channel this week Those we haven’t loved. It’s been quite the week for rightwing populists shooting their mouths off. Trolling the world. We’ve had Donald Trump at the UN. Rubbishing medical science by […]
The Parks and Recreation actor answers your questions on being married to Megan Mullally, visiting Manchester and preparing for the apocalypse What attracted you to the role of the radicalised father in new thriller Sovereign? SkillWizard The script is a work of art, about the “sovereign citizen movement”, which – […]
While VAT is going up to finance the war and fuel is in short supply, few expect Putin to adjust his war plans Russia’s economy is in deep peril, Donald Trump assured the world this week, in a dramatic change of tune on the war in Ukraine in which the […]
Trying to progress a relationship can feel awkward, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it’s easier if you find something specific to do together Read more Leading questions I am 86 and have been on my own for many years. However, despite being financially secure, it is a lonely life […]