Leading questionsRelationshipsYour sister is going through some complicated feelings, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Try to legitimise her hurt, if not her action items
Help! My recently widowed sister wants me to confront her past, for her. My sister, 63, was with her husband, 67, since she was 16 (they got married in their 20s). As sometimes happens to widows/widowers, she is now questioning their relationship. He was unfaithful to her several times, but she chose to stay (they have three grown children. Read More...
Jay Rayner on restaurantsThai food and drinkReviewThe neon-bright Bangkok flavours of London’s Speedboat Bar will soon have your lips tinglingSpeedboat Bar, 30 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DL. Snacks £5-£12.50, salads, stir-fries £10-£14, curries, specials £12-£25, dessert £8, cocktails £7.50-£10, wines from £30
The restaurant at 30 Rupert Street, on the edge of London’s Chinatown, was once one of the most beautiful in the city. Now it’s one of the most dynamic. Read More...
SpecieswatchInsectsIf you have never heard of the case-bearing carpet moth, Tinea pellionella, you are lucky – they have probably not invaded your home. These tiny but incredibly destructive and hard to exterminate native species can munch their way through wool carpets at remarkable speed and render them bald.
Their original habitat is outdoors, where they live in bird’s nests or on discarded fur or animal skin, and are so small and dull they would escape almost everyone’s attention in the wild. Read More...
