Category: Features

For some, a good foot massage is total bliss, while others cringe at the mere thought of baring their feet, let alone having them touched. Wherever you sit on the footsie comfort scale, treating your tootsies to some TLC goes much further than a pedi and polish.

“Indian cooking is not about chucking in the chilli and seeing how hot you can get it, it’s about the layering of flavours,” says Hari Ghotra as she stirs the mouthwatering deep red masala sauce for her Thari Wala Chicken. Into her cast-iron pot, we’ve added onions and garlic that have been cooked until they’re… Continue reading Spice up your life

You may not feel in the festive spirit just yet – but now may be an ideal time to start budgeting to ease the strain on your wallet over Christmas. People typically spent £506 on Christmas 2015 on gifts, food and drink, and socialising.

When Lara Honnor was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 31, multiple thoughts spun through her head. Would she be around in a year’s time? Lose her hair? Was she going to die never having experienced true love?

Modern lifestyles with an emphasis on hyper-cleanliness are having a negative effect on children’s lifelong health. That’s the claim of microbiologists Professor Brett Finlay and Dr Marie-Claire Arrieta, who insist there is now undeniable evidence that early exposure to microbes is beneficial to our children’s wellbeing.

Graham Norton admits he’s a little worried about how his first novel, Holding, a dark tale about an Irish village whose community is thrown into disarray when a body is found, will be received. It’s not racy, it’s not very funny and, well, he’s known for being a humorous chat show host rather than a… Continue reading Graham Norton talks about his new novel

Daniel Radcliffe knows how he’d like to depart this world. “On a film set, ideally,” he states, eyes widening. “I want to ruin someone’s day. I want to have them suddenly go, ‘Dan’s just dropped dead in front of the camera; we have to get his double on’.”

We tuck ourselves into a nook in an overcrowded cafe, the coffee machine belching wildly, and compare states of bedraggledness – Diana Henry’s had a late night; my hair has frizzed in the rain. But despite this – and the fact we’re wedged in this fogged up cafe because the original venue, Henry’s kitchen, is… Continue reading Simply does it – cooking with Diana Henry

With her Bafta-winning comedy Getting On set in an NHS hospital geriatric ward, and its recent spin-off Going Forward focused on domiciliary (home) care, Jo Brand is no stranger to making light of public services. But when it comes to her latest venture, Channel 4 sitcom Damned – “An attempt to portray the tragic-comic lives… Continue reading Jo Brand: 'Humour relaxes people'

New parents will soon learn that lie-ins are a thing of the past and – for the unlucky many – an unbroken night’s sleep becomes the stuff of dreams. Before you know it, you’re fuelling yourself on a diet of caffeine and sugar to cope with the exhaustion. Tired and stressed out mums and dads,… Continue reading Help your littlest ones sleep tight