Travelling from his air-conditioned flat to the air-conditioned Elizabeth line to his air-conditioned office, 27-year-old banker Aykhan found this week’s heatwave a breeze. Smiling while grabbing lunch in the shopping centre under the gleaming One Canada Square skyscraper in Canary Wharf, he said h»»»

We are lying on a mattress in the garden, the long grass tickling our bare toes, the mountain sun warming our backs. Ahead of us, up on a deodar tree, a glossy blue-black Himalayan crow perches, its raucous call a familiar interruption in the stillness of the afternoon. “Give me a book like Mother »»»

A flamboyant entrepreneur who made toys used by millions of children around the world for 25 years took his own life when the business began to go under. David Strang, 52, made toys including supersized bouncy balls and indoor boomerangs that were sold at outlets including Hamleys, Walmart, Sports »»»

Actor Vishal Jethwa usually cherishes simple New Year celebrations with family. This year, however, marks a poignant first as he welcomes the new year without his mother, who is currently in London fulfilling a long-held dream. While he's overjoyed seeing her happy, he deeply misses her presence du»»»