Life

Save our students! 20 urgent questions about university, answered

Education in Britain is in crisis and university students feel their voices are not being heard. Our panel of experts are on hand to help

Helen Skelton: 'My parents were terrified I'd end up working in a war zone'

We asked the Countryfile television presenter, 37, what her younger self would make of her life today

How to clean your home as effectively as a hotel housekeeper 

I love to be told ‘You treat this house like a hotel’, here's how to get that hotel-cleanliness into your own home with minimal effort

If sitting is the new smoking how can I avoid being a WFH casualty?

You can reduce the chances of being a sitting duck for ill health by combating sedentary working-from-home life with intermittent activity

The great summer holiday dilemma: why dreaming of a trip may do more harm than good

We examine the prospects of a break abroad – and the psychological impact of yet another cancellation

I hate to think how long it will be before my parents in Australia can see their grandkids again

I've already had to cancel trips to see my family in Australia - new travel restrictions mean it could be another year before I can visit

I went to a family funeral in lockdown - and it was the most uplifting thing I've done for months

Funerals are very different thanks to Covid, but as our writer found, that doesn't make them any less meaningful

How the rest of the world is doing lockdown

Dream of escaping to the countryside? I learned the hard way it's not as idyllic as you think

Rural life was a learning curve for Tom Hodgkinson. After 12 years in the wild he’s glad to be back in the capital – even during lockdown

My resolution for this year? To clean, but not too much

This year has got off to a bad enough start without the prospective of needing to do a massive spring-clean when we get out of lockdown

Six ways to get through the winter lockdown (and even enjoy it)

This January, forget abstinence - we have earned the right to do things differently. Here's how to get through the toughest restrictions

‘A day in my life as an unpaid carer – and why we should be prioritised for the vaccine’

Since my husband had a stroke, I’ve been caring for him. I wouldn’t have it any other way, but like many others, we need extra support

We all need a hug right now, especially teenagers - if only they knew it

Humans need four hugs a day to survive, but try telling that to a teenage son who recoils at the thought of a maternal squeeze

What it’s like when your whole family gets struck down with Covid

William Sitwell's household had taken precautions but they were floored by the virus – then the strange dreams and career fears began

How Covid has changed the business of grief

The grim effect of the pandemic on grieving families is obvious, but how has it altered life for those in the bereavement industry?

Caring for ageing parents during a pandemic is even harder when they're thousands of miles away

What hope have I of looking after my elderly parents if they fall ill when they are on the other side of the world?

Meet the 'special branch' on a mission to save Britain's ancient trees

How you can help add to the inventory that is being compiled to preserve the UK’s ancient, veteran and notable giants