Life

From rejected M&S applications to salad-tossing, our Nectarine Girl’s been through the ringer when it comes to finding gainful – and fulfilling – employment. She’s learned a few things along the way, though…

A Single Man: when you’re feeling down, a solid night out can be as medicinal as taking painkillers to treat a headache, our gay sex columnist reckons.

Recent reports suggest a rise in users badly damaging their noses after repeated use. Feeling queasy? Too right.

No little mermaids to be seen here. Meet the 74-year-old photographer and tea enthusiast who, in 1980, landed the heaviest British carp. A true river legend.

Want to enjoy the smug feeling of knowing you’re accomplishing things while others hit the snooze button? Our resident advice columnist, Nectarine Girl, breaks down how to become a morning person.

Fad foods. Hinge pubs. Clive Martin witnesses the true dawn of organised fun.

Flex culture as we once knew it is dead. These days, celebs and influencers are practising the art of subtle humblebrags.

A recent survey found that 43 per cent of van drivers in the UK are women. Half of them read a broadsheet and a third practise yoga. It’s a far cry from the “white-van man” stereotype first coined by the Sunday Times in 1997.

A Single Man: After watching George Michael’s Channel 4 documentary this week, our gay sex columnist spent the week thinking about the LGBTQ+ people living in fear.

3.5g of “Cali weed” is going for up to £100. But the weed you’re smoking might be about as Californian as, well, the Salford warehouse it was probably grown in.

This week, Nectarine Girl divests from her manic lifestyle in favour of activities that are a little more laid-back.

A Single Man: Finally, a bloke who texts back, makes plans and brings coffee to the bedside. What could go wrong?

The popular holiday destination has a sticky past when it comes to drug laws. Last year, the UAE announced radical changes – but it’s best to keep far outside the police’s radar.

Across the country, couples are packing up, shacking up and rushing a significant life milestone to reduce bills. But needs must when you’re skint, right? Call it the cost of loving crisis.

With the cozzie livs in full swing, in this week’s column, Nectarine Girl shares her best penny-pinching tips.

The government’s cheap deal runs till the end of March. After that, will the wheels fall off? Riding the routes, we press the passengers and the bell – but only once.

A Single Man: this week, a new prescription and a needle in the arm gives our gay sex columnist a spring in his step.

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, we revisit the Ukrainian TikTokers who went viral after documenting the war’s brutal realities.

People want to know who you're having sex with, not who's taking you out for dinner. Take note from Emily Ratajkowski and Eric André.

Ways to thrive on dating apps, in team meetings, at parties – or just any time you don’t know how to start a conversation.

A Single Man: Intimate – and painful – details are revealed during two first dates in this week’s gay sex column.

The medication, intended for type 2 diabetics, has been called “Hollywood’s worst kept secret”. With countless alleged celeb users under the spotlight, we called in a bonafide professor to weigh in.

As the world panics about nefarious flying objects in our skies, we spoke to hot air balloonists about why the UK government seems so intent on levelling Up.