How to make sure those leftovers are safe to eat

Biochemist Primrose Freestone outlines the best methods for reheating leftovers. Eating leftovers can be a great way to save money, diversify your cooking repertoire and reduce food waste. But eating leftover food can also be risky as these foods have already been exposed to bacteria in the environment. If you haven’t stored and re-heated leftovers […]

How to help the whole family break their screen habit

Family glued to separate devices? Elise Waghorn shares some tips for connecting again. It’s Saturday afternoon and the kids are all connected to separate devices. So are the parents. Sound familiar? Many families want to set ground rules to help them reduce their screen time – and have time to connect with each other, without […]

How to handle having friends who are richer than you are

How do you manage having less money than the rest of your friend group? Should you be upfront about it or is it better to be discreet? In a new regular column about how money affects our lives, Sophie Hallwright (one half of financial advice platform The Curve) has some advice. Imagine you’re out for […]

Finding joy in little things can benefit your health

“Micro-joys” could be key to long-term wellbeing, writes Jolanta Burke. Find joy in the little things. This piece of folk advice has been around for aeons, and is one that many of us try to live by. But is there actually any real benefit to this practice? According to research, yes, there is indeed some […]