Lifestyle

Secrets of the breadmakers revealed

Jenny Bliss goes behind the scenes at Brighton's Real Patisserie >

10 ways you can save water

As the UK faces drought conditions, we present 10 ideas that can preserve resources and help save you money >

10 things we didn't know about vegetarian living

Can fake meat ever taste realistic? Is Jainism the way forward? Jenny Bliss looks for answers at Britain's biggest vegetarian festival >

Liz Hurley's sausage obsession... and nine other celebrity food producers*

*Including Joanna Lumley's Ghurkha chutney and Moby's iced tea >

Iain Percy: "I'd like to have lived in the era of Christopher Columbus"

Double Olympic sailing champion on dedication, blowing up his gran's Escort and the lifeline of the BBC World Service  >

Alastair Cook: "I recorded about ten CDs with the choir... it gave me a big leap forward with my cricket"

The England cricket star on how being a chorister helped him play sport at the top level >

Oz Clarke: "I taste up to 250 wines a day… You have to keep reminding yourself this is a serious job"

The UK's best known wine critic on saving pubs, ending wine snobbery and his former life as a star of the West End  >

David Coulthard: "I'd rather have been second to Schumacher than champion in an average period"

Former Formula 1 ace on near-death experiences, his place in history and the value of keeping your home clean >

Charley Boorman: "I was a quivering, shivering wreck"

The TV adventurer on his love of motorbikes - and his nervous attempts at mountaineering  >

Nick Mason: "Le Mans was the one thing I really, really wanted to do"

Pink Floyd drummer and collector of classic racing cars on band squabbles, driving at Le Mans and Coco the Clown >

Yorkshire Puddings are good for you: official!

Why English food is the healthiest in the UK >

EU to ban airport X-ray body scanners?

Cancer link puts controversial scanners back in the spotlight >

Generation Broke

The financial future looks bleak for today’s generation >

Malaria vaccine breakthrough

Malaria vaccine successful in 50 per cent of cases >

A Taste of Christmas

Christmas food markets are a great way to get in the mood for the festive season >

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough?

Could B vitamins halt Alzheimer’s? >

Sizing up the gene pool

Why thin parents are likely to have thin children >

Broccoli to beat cancer?

British scientists have developed a super broccoli to help fight cancer and heart disease. >

House prices fall

Struggling property market reflects lack of confidence >

Food spending down

British consumers make do with leftovers >