Shehryar Joyia 
Illustration by Charlotte Trounce I diagnosed a case of whooping cough the other week. Actually, I’ve diagnosed a couple of dozen over the course of this winter’s epidemic. In adults and children the pertussis bacterium tends to cause a debilitating paroxysmal cough that can drag on for months, trashing night after night of sleep. This latest … Read more
A nine-year-old Jack Russell called Bentley – alongside his owner, Jon Birtle, 55 – has climbed all 180 Hewitt mountains in England. The challenge started in Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales and finished five years later at Place Fell in the Lake District, where Birtle kissed Bentley at the top and said: “We’ve all got … Read more
Average rents increased to £1,293 in England, £730 in Wales and £952 in Scotland in the year up to April 2024. That means renters across Britain are having to find an extra £103 more a month than they were last year. While there was a slowdown in the rate of rises across the UK, rent … Read more
Spain, Norway, and Ireland have announced that they will recognise Palestine as a state on 28 May, raising the question of whether the UK and other European countries will follow suit. In co-ordinated statements on Wednesday morning, the prime ministers of the three countries said they were taking the step in a bid to end … Read more
The headquarters of the Republican National Committee has been placed under lockdown after “vials of blood” were reportedly sent in a package. A large police presence can be seen on Capitol Hill while hazmat teams attend to the scene. The reason for the evacuation remains unclear, however unconfirmed reports suggest “blood was sent in a … Read more
By normalising astronomical wealth, Netflix’s new reality series makes us feel bad about what we do or do not have – namely, a house May 22, 2024 12:59 pm(Updated 1:18 pm) Daniel Dagger is the owner of the agency at the centre of ‘Buying London’ (Photo: Netflix) Hot off the Christian Louboutin-ed heels of Selling Sunset, … Read more
Passing Strange is most definitely a musical, but it’s not like any musical I have ever seen before – and what a thrill it is. Pulsing with electric guitars and drums – it’s not for nothing that the band takes centre stage, while the actors weave around them – it’s far more akin to a … Read more
Police divers have been dispatched to the River Wandle to carry out forensic tests after a “torso” was found. Officers say the human remains belonged to Sarah Mayhew – a woman who police believe was murdered. Police have named victim Sarah Mayhew after human remains were found in park in Croydon last week Met Police … Read more
Jay Blades’ fitness instructor wife Lisa Marie Zbozen made her return to social media via an Instagram Live earlier this week, just days after posting how she “grabbed a bag of a few things & went to the police”. Blades and Zbozen announced their split at the beginning of this month and left many Repair … Read more
The former president of Iran Ebrahim Raisi’s death has left the country’s regime in a succession quandary. Photo by Atta Kenare /AFP via Getty Images Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, is dead. He takes with him any hopes that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had of placing the Islamic Republic in the hands of one of his … Read more