The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram and embraced the joys of a truly private life.
I first downloaded Instagram when I was 17 and got hooked the way most people fall in love: slowly, and…
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Life and style
18 Again: I went back to my life in 1990. Who—and what—would I find there?
The house where I turned 18 was full of clocks. Dark wooden ones with aged faces. Every room ticked. If…
‘Some things are worth dying for’: Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, through deserts, kidnappers and polar bears
“It’s a big moment,” says Karl Bushby, who has had plenty of big moments in his life. He is recording…
Is it true that muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?
“This is not true,” says Prof Leigh Breen, a muscle physiology specialist at the University of Leicester. But it’s a…
‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses
A few decades ago, the men who ran the world’s biggest pornography companies were happy to be famous. They showed…
I once had a brain surgeon drop a piece of my skull on the floor.
In May 2017, on a Sunday, I was at the gym using the chest press when I felt a pop.…
The one change that worked: I was terrified of the dentist – until I found a very special one.
I haven’t always been afraid of the dentist. If you’d asked me ten years ago whether sitting in the dentist’s…
Experience: I’ve been to every motorway service station in Britain.
When I was 10, the best part of my summer holidays was going to work with my dad, a lorry…
From “Ozempic breath” to hair loss: separating the science from the hype about weight loss drugs
They suppress your appetite so you never feel hungry FALSE. “GLP-1 medications mimic glucagon-like peptide-1, one of the hormones involved…
Here’s how we do it: “As carers, we have to be responsible. During sex, we give up control to each other.”
Betsy, 55 “I used to kick guys out of bed after any sexual encounter. But with Felix, it was completely…