Health
The Recovery House by Derek Owusu review – a uniquely honest view of mental health
Writing from firsthand experience, the author offers an affecting meditation on art, mental fragility and faith
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Home Improvement
‘Our culture is rich and we need our own space’: the fight to build a permanent centre for Deaf people
In the UK, 18 million people are hard of hearing – yet there is no dedicated centre for the Deaf community. Now urban pl...
Lifestyle
A new start after 60: I’m 92 and cycling is my life – despite the crash that left me unconscious
Arthur Plummer got a bike when he retired at 65 and joined a cycling club as one of its youngest members. Now he is its...
Cars
The agony of life with chronic body odour: ‘I swear I’ve tried every deodorant’
Modern lifestyles seem to be exacerbating the problem of bromhidrosis – an underresearched condition that is widely misu...
Fashion
Double cleansing benefits the beauty industry, not consumers
Letters: Readers reflect on an article which explored whether we should be cleaning ourselves twice
Lifestyle
Dining across the divide: ‘He suggested the Clacton byelection was a vanity project. Obviously I disagree’
A Reform politician and an NHS worker had different takes on Nigel Farage, but could they agree on renewable energy or t...
Home Improvement
An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it
This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability s...
Health
Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions
Campaigners describe ‘brazenly discriminatory’ practices around funding from NHS care boards
Home Improvement
Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit
Health
‘A man threatened to shoot me’: the abuse pushing UK councillors out of politics
Exclusive: Survey finds 78% of councillors feel at risk in their roles, with 52% saying intimidation has risen in past y...
Lifestyle
Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm
Seeing a pallid, washed-out face in the mirror? Prepare to be diagnosed …
Education
Career focus and a community campus: how the University of Birmingham got its mojo back
The university is one of the big success stories in higher education, with soaring student satisfaction levels and exam...