The Captive Imagination by Elias Dakwar review – a window into addiction
When reading a book, I like to understand something about the person who wrote it. The Captive Imagination is rich in words yet strangely elusive in overall meaning, and feels as though it has been written by several different people, at…
Women perform better in cognitive tests when menstruating, study finds
Women make fewer mistakes and have better mental agility while on their period despite feeling worse than at any other time during their menstrual cycle, research suggests. The research, conducted by the UCL Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH),…
‘I could bench-press 100kg. Now, I can’t walk’: Lucy’s life with long Covid
‘I was incredibly strong and fit,” says Lucy Keighley. And she looks it, in the photo she is showing me, taken a few years ago. She is with her best friend, Lorna; they have just completed a 15-mile race on…
Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate review – it quickly becomes truly infuriating viewing
We have arguably become over-accustomed to telegenic, managerial slickness in election campaigns. Hooray, then, for the 2024 iteration of the Conservative party, whose campaign so far – with its drowned-rat Downing Street launch, eye-rolling audiences, photographs next to Exit signs,…
Queenie review – so half-baked it could have been made by AI
The eponymous heroine of Queenie is called a lot of things in the TV show based on the hit novel from 2019. She’s labelled “angry”, “quirky” and just plain “too much” – but sadly this is a case of telling…
Scotland’s hopes of T20 World Cup upset against England ruined by rain
The first abandonment of this T20 World Cup came between two countries not unfamiliar with the wet stuff. But Scotland could probably feel more aggrieved than England by the end of this Group B match, having made the bulk of…
Mounjaro is second obesity drug to be approved for use in England
The medical treatment regulator for England has approved a second drug to combat obesity, giving patients and doctors what it says is a more effective alternative to semaglutide. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) issued draft guidance…
England v Scotland abandoned after heavy rain: T20 Cricket World Cup – as it happened
Cricket Delayed by Rain’ may be the most British sentence I’ve ever read.” Wait until Orkney v Shetland at the 2030 World Cup. Ireland’s win over England at the last World Cup.went ballistic against New Zealand in 2003. Jones is…
Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise join ranks of the Mr Men and Little Misses
Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise will become the latest characters to feature in the beloved Mr Men picture book series. More than 50 years since Mr Tickle, the first title in the series, was published, the books will join…
Internet addiction alters brain chemistry in young people, study finds
Young people with internet addiction experience changes in their brain chemistry which could lead to more addictive behaviours, research suggests. The study, published in PLOS Mental Health, reviewed previous research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how regions…