Life

Steven Amsterdam The winner of the Horne Prize 2020 is this poignant essay about homesickness amid the travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Elizabeth Flux The pharmaceutical supply chain – from raw ingredients to the bathroom cabinet – is a complicated science in itself. The onset of Covid-19 has also highlighted how fragile it can be.

Janet Stone Social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on loneliness around the world as more and more people feel comfortable voicing their struggles.

Leanne Altmann The beverage director for Andrew McConnell’s restaurants selects her current crop of favourite wines and non-alcoholic beer.

Margaret Simons While the coronavirus pandemic has altered the world as we know it, nature carries on regardless, and with spring comes fresh hope.

Michele Tydd Stem cell research has achieved some promising results in preventing or delaying the onset of osteoarthritis in younger people who have damaged their knees through sport or trauma.

Jane Caro Until recently, women had a sizeable platform through which to share their views and concerns in the mainstream media. Now, with dwindling revenue exacerbated by the coronavirus downturn, is the voice of modern feminism has being silenced?

Linda Moon With university students suffering academic pressures, career insecurity, mounting debt and social isolation, what is being done to protect their mental health?

Manuela Callari For sufferers of chronic pain the uncertainty and stress surrounding the Covid-19 crisis is exacerbating their anxiety and contributing to their torment.