Research points to foods that boost your body’s defenses

In a recent review in the magazine Food sciences and nutritiona team of researchers has summarized current medical knowledge about the role that certain common foods play in strengthening the immune system. The extensive article discussed the benefits of consuming fruits, vegetables, herbs, animal products and other foods for maintaining a healthy immune system. Study: … Read more

Royal Mail seems oblivious to its own appalling level of service

Earlier this year, Royal Mail was fined £5.6 million for failing to deliver more than a quarter of its first class mail on time – Stefan Rousseau/pa SIR – Last Friday I received a flyer from Royal Mail (“Motorist swerves £1,000 speeding fine as Royal Mail fails to deliver”, report, November 24) offering me an … Read more

Terry Venables, the coach who saved English football from the island

Terry Venables was so popular with the Euro 96 generation that senior England players consistently advocated his return to the country’s radioactive tracksuit. Glenn Hoddle fired? “Bring Terry back.” Kevin Keegan stops in the Wembley toilets? ‘Bring Venners back in.’ There are only echoes of it now, but for decades after 1966 English football was … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing 2023, Week 10 Results: Angela Scanlon goes out

Carlos Gu and Angela Scanlon have left the ballroom – Guy Levy/BBC Another week and a new Angela leaves the Strictly ballroom. After Angela Rippon’s elimination in Blackpool, we also saw Angela Scanlon drop out on Sunday evening. Ironically, she danced her cha cha cha to I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. It was the … Read more

Can the Mediterranean Diet Help Slow the Decline?

Share on PinterestAnother study found evidence that the Mediterranean diet is linked to slower cognitive decline. Kirstin Mckee/Stocksy We include products that we think will be useful to our readers. If you buy through links on this page we may earn a small commission. This is our process. How we research brands and products Medical … Read more

Princess of Wales and Duchess of Sussex encouraged to dress like Diana, claims new book about Royals

Diana, Princess of Wales, is pictured in 1982. The Duchess of Sussex wears the same shade of green with a hat in 2020, also with mesh – Getty Images The Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales were encouraged to dress like their late mother-in-law so that some of her glow would “reflect on … Read more

The four ‘broken promises’ Rishi Sunak made to Suella Braverman

suella and rishi When Rishi Sunak brought Suella Braverman back into Cabinet as Home Secretary on October 25 last year, it was seen as a clear signal to the right of the party that he would crack down on migration. At the heart of her reappointment, according to allies of the former home secretary, was … Read more

Why Turin is Italy’s most underrated destination for a cultural getaway

The Lingotto Building is ‘one of the most remarkable constructions of the 20th century’ – Alamy Standing on the roof of the Lingotto building in Turin in November, with the wind blowing down from the distant Alps, is a somewhat bracing experience. But I still enjoyed the view of both the city and the snow-capped … Read more

Medical emergencies will occur in deep space. Here’s how Canada is preparing

If astronauts fly to the moon or Mars, how do we deal with medical problems so far from home? The finalists of a technology challenge from the Canadian Space Agency and Impact Canada want to use the medical knowledge from working with remote communities – such as indigenous groups in Canada’s far north – to … Read more