What was once a niche product is being embraced by more people. We examine the options at a range of prices They are de rigueur in Scandinavian and Nordic countries, with as many as one for every household in Finland, where the old saying goes: “First build the sauna, then the house”, and it appears…

I love intercourse – so why has it been so long since I actually had any? I first had sex when I was 16; I have since had quite a few people inside my body. Some were more welcome than others – like the surgeon who removed my inflamed appendix, and that incredibly hot Dutch…

Updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-offs across the countryLive scoreboard | And feel free to mail Scott A dramatic denouement to a wonderful season of the Championship awaits! A few things we know about already, but so many other questions are still searching for an answer. Leicester City are champions, but will Ipswich or Leeds…

The UK is expected to come out of recession, but it would be wise not to expect a reduction any time soon It would come as a shock to most economists if the Bank of England opted to cut interest rates at its policy meeting this week. Financial markets, which were baying for a cut…

From the Turkish Riviera to the Île de Ré, we select quiet and unspoilt places to stay for sun, sand, snorkelling – or just snoozing There’s something quite particular about small but perfectly formed Assos – butterscotch and rose-pink houses line a horseshoe bay, with Venetian ruins scattered between the narrow alleys. There are two…

They can communicate with each other about threats, summon help from predatory killers – and some can even count – but does this mean plants are conscious? Last month, at a gathering at New York University, a group of prominent biologists and philosophers widened the perimeter of a very exclusive club. They declared that there is “a…