Is it true that … cutting out carbs helps you lose weight? | Diets and dieting
This is a bit of a grey area, says Bethan Crouse, a performance nutritionist at Loughborough University. She wouldn’t advise the athletes she works with to completely…
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MG wants us to pay £500-plus to remedy rogue electric car | Motoring
Our MG5 electric car became dangerously out of control, but MG won’t do anything about it.The car suffered a power system malfunction after we had…
‘Once a fortnight would save people hundreds’: how to make your bike last longer, according to experts | Cycling
Cycling is a cheap, accessible and green way to get around, and in most cities and built-up areas it can often be faster than any…
Running on empty: why are so many marathon runners so miserable? | Marathon running
Name: Marathons.Age: The first modern Olympic marathon was run in 1896, inspired by the 490BC tale of Pheidippides and his 240km run to ask the…
My sister-in-law won’t let anyone hold her new baby. It feels extreme. Is it? | Family
My brother and sister-in-law have a new baby a few months old. My sister-in-law won’t let anyone hold the baby, although the grandparents on both…
Pregnant women in England at ‘growing risk’ of serious injury in childbirth | Childbirth
Pregnant women in England are at growing risk of suffering a serious injury while giving birth, NHS figures reveal.The number of mothers sustaining a third-…
The beautiful stroll: England’s seniors take walking football to world stage | Sport
There’s no running in walking football – at least, not officially. Yet as England’s over-70s took on their final training match before competing in the…
Load and behold: should you opt for an electric cargo bike over a second car? | Transport
On a trip to Vienna, we watched parents zip along the city’s bike paths on electric cargo bikes, loaded up with bags, groceries and kids…
‘Cycling tourism is the next big thing’: the long journey to restore a central Queensland rail trail | Queensland
The ghost station of Many Peaks is enclosed in a jumble of rocky and timbered hills. There is not much else to Littlemore now than…
‘You don’t need one … until you do’: 10 safety essentials cyclists won’t leave home without | Cycling
How many cyclists does it take to change a lightbulb? Three. One to climb the ladder, two to stand at the bottom arguing about whether…