From gardening and humming to getting a dog – there’s more to boosting your gut microbiome than Greek yogurt When the gut health revolution began a decade or so ago, few could have predicted the sheer variety of pre- and probiotic foods that we would come to embrace in our diets. From kimchi […]
What does the decision entail and which other countries are joining Britain’s move The UK is expected to formally recognise Palestinian statehood in the coming days, having shifted its position on the subject in July, shortly after Emmanuel Macron announced that France would be making a formal announcement on statehood […]
Will the Shawn Levy-directed instalment, set five years after The Rise of Skywalker, offer a radical reinvention or return us to a period no one particularly wants to revisit? How do you reinvent Star Wars? How do you flip the script and subvert expectations for a long-running, much-loved cosmic saga? […]
Food inflation pushes consumers to the limits of what they are willing to spend, costing retailers sales When George Osborne came unstuck with his “pastygate” budget 13 years ago, a Greggs sausage roll cost 66p: a price from another planet for consumers in 2025. The Conservative chancellor’s plan to impose […]
It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people The march towards the darkness is becoming a sprint. In the US, warnings about the autocratic ambitions of Donald Trump that were once dismissed as […]
Bridge theatre, LondonIbsen’s mysticism and mermaids are thrown out as director Simon Stone amps up the 1888 play’s psychological intensity with his eco-focused update Writer-director Simon Stone is known for his rock’n’roll takes on the classics. This is a characteristically high-octane version of Ibsen’s play: loud, modern and led by […]
Trump was in his own Truman show, everyone else satellites to his ego – even the PM, who was just another beta male It takes all sorts. Standing around under gun-metal skies watching soldiers isn’t many people’s idea of fun but world leaders are a different breed. No bit of […]
The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him ‘I’m a person who doesn’t say very much,” Björn Borg says with a wry smile. […]
Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siege It’s a muggy midweek afternoon when a trail of people draped in black and white keffiyeh scarves, Palestine […]
The late actor was a paragon of masculine cool and a sartorial chameleon, able to take any aesthetic trope and make it shine with easy authenticity The pantheon of men’s style icons is surprisingly compact. There are scores of uniquely handsome and stylish actors, pop stars, sportsmen – but when […]