Life

Film: Gerard Butler on leaving heroes behind to play a hitman on the hunt

Life 17 September, 2021

Ask the dentist: The importance of being mouth cancer-aware

Health 16 September, 2021

It's not just about being clean and tidy: What OCD really means and how to seek support

Health 16 September, 2021

Carol Moore: I borrowed my sister's dog as my mental health therapist

Gail Bell

1. Up and at it - what is your new morning routine? How has it changed? My routine changed on August 2, when for the first time in 18 months I walked into the Lyric Theatre to begin work on Tara Lynne O'Neill's wonderful play, Rough Girls, about a women's football team in Belfast in 1917.

Vaccination allows us to be 'Good Samaritans' to the vulnerable

Diarmuid Pepper

WHEN pressed by an expert in law about what he should do to inherit eternal life, Jesus replies that he should "love God and love your neighbour as yourself".

Sleb Safari: Paul O'Grady wants to come back as a plate throwing poltergeist

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Monday: Celebrity
Sleb Safari: Michael Gove - dance disaster darling

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Monday: Columnists
Sleb Safari: Paris Hilton plans to wear 10 dresses at her wedding

Aug

23

Monday: Columnists
Sleb Safari: Changing Rooms reboot could do with a redesign

Aug

16

Monday: Life
Sleb Safari: The reinvention of Matt Goss has begun

Aug

09

Monday: Life
Sleb Safari: Katie Price has her sights set on an Olympic medal

Aug

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Monday: Celebrity
Sleb Safari: The Summer of Bennifer has set sail

Health see all »

Are men lagging behind in the health stakes? 6 common issues and what to do about them

16 Sep, 2021

BEING a man is bad for your health.

Tiny spring to tackle prostate problems

Roger Dobson 16 Sep, 2021

A tiny spring could help ease symptoms of an enlarged prostate, which affects millions of men.

Ask the GP: Why do I wake up with pins and needles?

Dr Martin Scurr 16 Sep, 2021

Q: For six weeks I woke up with pins and needles and numbness in my right hand, which cleared when I got up.

Inspired by Tyrone woman Triona McNabb, Sibling Grief Club offers support and comfort to grieving brothers and sisters

Mairead Holland 16 Sep, 2021

IT is the mundane things that Maeveen McNabb most misses about her sister Triona - drinking tea, chatting and watching their favourite crime shows together; "giving her a hug and knowing someone loves you unconditionally and without judgment.

Entertainment see all »

Craig Russell wins top crime fiction prize for novel Hyde

The book draws on the Scottish origins of Jekyll and Hyde creator Robert Louis Stevenson.

Penn Badgley struggles to hide from violent past in You season three trailer

New episodes will arrive on Netflix in October.

Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX's first private crew

Thursday's conversation, like the entire three-day flight, was private and so no details were released.

Schitt's Creek star and creator Dan Levy signs deal with Netflix

His first project with the streaming giant will be a romcom.

Family & Parenting see all »

Ask the expert: Will my unborn baby get the nutrition it needs from my vegan diet?

14 Sep, 2021

I am vegan and have just found out I'm pregnant.

Gemma Atkinson on why children need to see parents splitting housework and childcare equally

14 Sep, 2021

PARENTHOOD is partnership, or it's supposed to be – many mums still feel childcare and the running of a family home is weighted much more heavily in their camp of responsibility.

Leona O'Neill: Our political leaders are elected to make stuff work for us – not walk away

Leona O'Neill 14 Sep, 2021

WE REALLY do love a good old crisis here in Northern Ireland, don't we? It's like we're not content until we have the threat of violence and chaos hanging over us.

Ask the expert: Are my children more likely to develop allergies and illness if I keep the house really clean?

07 Sep, 2021

GRAHAM Rook, a professor of medical microbiology at UCL, has just led a study into the apparent conflict between the need for cleaning and hygiene to keep us free of pathogens, and the need for microbial inputs to set up our immune and metabolic systems.

Food & drink see all »

Nutrition: Top tips to feed your skin from within

Jane McClenaghan 11 Sep, 2021

YOUR skin is a reflection of what is going on inside your body and can give clues when something is out of balance.

James St recipes: Celebrate autumn's harvest with cheesy cauliflower soup and pear and chocolate cake

Niall McKenna 11 Sep, 2021

THIS week's recipes celebrate all of the lovely autumnal harvests coming into the shops.

Craft beer: Birthday beers courtesy of Carlingford Brewery taproom

Paul McConville 11 Sep, 2021

WHEN people find out that my birthday is on September 1, the natural next question was always, 'How did it feel to have to go back to school on your birthday?' The pedant in me would occasionally point out that I very rarely returned to school on that particular date, but most of the time I play the faux martyr and bravely suck up my imagined woes.

Eating out: Coulter has been worth the wait

Seamus Maloney 11 Sep, 2021

Coulter Restaurant, 1 Dromore Street, Ballynahinch, Co Down, BT24 8AG.

Columnists see all »

Ask Fiona: How do I tell my boyfriend I don't love him any more?

By Fiona Caine, PA 13 Sep, 2021

I'VE been with my boyfriend for 12 years now, and living together for 10.

Nuala McCann: I never go anywhere without a tub of tooth putty in one pocket and a packet of imodium in the other

Nuala McCann 13 Sep, 2021

IF anybody needs to learn about the yin and yang of life, then just look into my mouth.

Sleb Safari: Paul O'Grady wants to come back as a plate throwing poltergeist

Maeve Connolly 13 Sep, 2021

SPARE a thought for broadcaster, presenter and animal lover Paul O'Grady whose home is haunted by a ghost who smells.

Nuala McCann: Pictures of Septembers past embroidered in the memory

Nuala McCann 06 Sep, 2021

THE stars were aligned as we watched University Challenge the other night.

Holidays&Travel see all »

Pardon me, but Botox can help trapped wind

Roger Dobson 16 Sep, 2021

BURPING has long enjoyed something of a bad reputation.

Are you an overthinker? Psychologists explain how to get out of your head

16 Sep, 2021

DO you ever find you can't sleep because the same thought is circulating round and round your head? Do you replay past situations over and over again, plagued by 'what ifs' or regrets, or spend a lot of time worrying about an event in the future – even an insignificant or imagined one? If so, you might be an overthinker.

Travel: Holiday retreat at Wexford's Ferrycarrig Hotel a revelation

Bimpe Archer 11 Sep, 2021

AFTER having not stayed in a hotel for three years, Wexford's Ferrycarrig ended up being my third in a month.

Edinburgh: go for the views, stay for the cocktails

28 Aug, 2021

WHERE Edinburgh's Waverley Station stands, and where seagulls and teenagers vie for chips in the long strip of Princes Street Gardens, there once was water.

Motors see all »

Ford Fiesta ST: The faST show still an unrivalled pocket rocket hot hatch

William Scholes 15 Sep, 2021

Ford's Fiesta ST remains the definitive pocket rocket hot hatch, says William Scholes

Renault Captur-ing hybrid benefits

15 Sep, 2021

RENAULT has added a 'self-charging' hybrid version to its Captur range.

Volkswagen's ID. range now more customisable and affordable than ever

David Roy 15 Sep, 2021

VOLKSWAGEN'S award-winning all-electric vehicles the ID.

Kia e-Niro is an EV hero

William Scholes 25 Aug, 2021

Long range and ease of use makes the Kia e-Niro a stress-free family electric car, says William Scholes

Celebrity see all »

Michael Gove: Dance disaster darling

Claire Simpson 06 Sep, 2021

ONE of the immutable laws of 21st century television is that no public figure can learn any skill (cooking, sewing, ballroom dancing, finding cheap antiques) without an expert present to tell them how they're doing it all wrong.

Sleb Safari: The Summer of Bennifer has set sail

Maeve Connolly 02 Aug, 2021

Jennifer Lopez has been showing us pictures of her canoodling on a yacht, eating bread and visiting Capri so it can only mean one thing - J.

Marie Louise McConville: No thanks Gillian, ditching my bra is a step too far

Marie Louise McConville 24 Jul, 2021

That Gillian Anderson is some pup - isn't she? First she fought to keep earth safe from alien life-forms in The X-Files.

Sleb Safari: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is allowed one shade of grey

Maeve Connolly 19 Jul, 2021

SPARE a thought for Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who has been insulted beyond what a gentleman could be expected to endure with an insistence by planners that he use grey paint on a barn conversion.

Environment see all »

Take on Nature: Exploring our coast's vibrant pools of life

Stephen Colton 11 Sep, 2021

MY rowan tree boughs, heavily laden with clusters of scarlet berries provide a meeting point for local blackbirds, enthusiastic again after their moult and happy to feast on the rich cache of food.

Take on Nature: It's a kind of magic

Tony Bailie 04 Sep, 2021

IRELAND is not widely regarded as a dangerous place to live when it comes to animals or poisonous species.

Take on Nature: Dragonflies and damselflies are reminders of life's brevity - and the importance of enjoying the moment

Stephen Colton 28 Aug, 2021

I have had the great pleasure of the seeing Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader live on several occasions.

Take on Nature: Beds are burning

Tony Bailie 21 Aug, 2021

SOMETIMES a simple image can tell a story far better than a page of words or even a whole book and for me it was an Ian Knox cartoon in The Irish News last week.

Gardening see all »

Casual Gardener: The medicine cabinet in your garden

John Manley 11 Sep, 2021

The pandemic has prompted increased interest in medicinal plants.

Gardening: Why do my flower bulbs fail? Eight mistakes you might be making

By Hannah Stephenson, PA 11 Sep, 2021

DO YOU end up with squat tulips, daffodils which don't flower, and damaged or disappointing spring bulbs after planting them out in autumn? Bulb specialist Chris Ireland-Jones, owner of Avon Bulbs (avonbulbs.