English wine has spent the past two decades proving it can rival Champagne. Now, a handful of ambitious producers are asking a different question altogether: can England make a genuinely great red wine for everyday drinking? Under a railway arch in the heart of Birmingham, Midland Press believes it can.

In 1917 The Ivy first opened its doors on West Street in London’s West End, and since then it's become synonymous with exceptional service and food. I remember when I worked in London meeting with colleagues for a quick bite to eat before going on to review a West End show.

Babies are born with only two innate fears: falling and loud noises. Everything else they learn. Around age two or three, new fears emerge naturally. Fears of the dark, of strangers, of separation from parents, of dogs or thunder are developmentally normal – it’s part of how children learn to navigate the world.

As temperatures rise across Europe and the UK braces for more hot weather, consumers are being warned that heatwaves can quietly take a serious toll on household budgets as well as personal wellbeing.

Jess Evans had hoped to have a homebirth. What happened next led her on a journey that is now transforming how expectant mothers across the region approach labour — and the results are remarkable. When Jess Evans was pregnant with her first daughter in 2019, she had a plan. She wanted a homebirth — calm, familiar, on her own terms.

A leadership expert has warned companies looking to embark on a timetable of wellbeing initiatives for mental health awareness week that they can’t “spa trip their way out of a bad culture.” Drew Povey, author and founder of the Drew Povey Consultancy, says organisations need to instead focus on embedding wellbeing into their culture, rather than relying on a programme of activities for one wee…

There is a well-known saying in farming, “Where there is livestock, there is deadstock," and it is important to remember. Whether you are a smallholder like me with a small range of animals, a sheep farmer with thousands of sheep, or a dairy farmer with dozens of cows, losing any animal is devastating.

Corrie legend Sally Ann Matthews, now touring with the official Steps musical Here and Now, admits her philosophy and ideas about food have kept changing.

We know spending hours and hours doom scrolling isn’t good for us. We also know spending time crafting can help us to feel better. However, putting our phones down is easier said than done. Making it as easy as possible for us to pick up our craft will give us the best chance of being successful with this.