The surprisingly simple exercises with big health benefits

[ Is your body a temple or does it resemble a dilapidated shed that’s been subject to repeat vandalism? While we all know how important it is to take regular exercise, whether that’s a daily stroll to the corner shop, or training for a 10K run, finding the time, energy and inclination to do so … Read more

We are in a sex drought

[ Given there are 788,000 OnlyFans users in the UK, that polyamory has become a buzzword among millennials and kink-focused dating apps have gone mainstream, you’d think everyone is sexually satisfied. But the reality couldn’t be further from that. A 2019 BMJ study found fewer than half of men and women aged 16 to 44 … Read more

I want to move abroad but feel I can’t leave my 35-year-old brother

[ Kenny Mammarella-D’Cruz, i’s agony uncle, advises a man who wants to take a job opportunity abroad but feels responsible for his brother and mother in the UK I’ve been offered an excellent work opportunity, based in Hong Kong. On paper, I should be going for it. But I’m worried about leaving my family – in … Read more

I drink every night and wake up on the sofa – I’m worried for my kids

[ This week Kenny advises a military veteran who is worried about the impact his alcohol habit is having on his family I drink each night and wake up on the sofa each morning. I was in the military until a few years ago and I’m scared to stop drinking in case the lid on … Read more

I’m dating in my 50s after a long marriage

[ Each week i asks experts to answer readers’ questions about love, sex and relationships I have been dating a man for six months. I like him and I think he is a good guy. The only thing is I’m disappointed by the lack of effort he puts into our “dates” – if you could even call them that. … Read more

Why you get sick as soon as you take time off work

[ It’s as familiar as it is frustrating – after the frantic scramble before the holiday break, you wake up after your first lie-in with a thumping cough and sore throat. It’s as though the moment you reach the end of a stressful period and can actually relax is the moment that your body decides … Read more