Technology
The pirates arrived with AK-47s. They took us hostage – then the torture began
Chirag Bahri was working on board a tanker when six men seized it. For almost eight months, he and his colleag...
Life and style
Technology
Technology
Spermageddon, ‘greedy jobs’ and abject fear: why birth rates are plummeting – and why it matters
The author of Generation Maybe, Camilla Cavendish, explains the many reasons people are having fewer children,...
Gadgets
‘The balloons made me smile but his expression made me stop’: Harivansh Verma’s best phone picture
While celebrating a religious festival on the banks of the Ganges, the Indian photographer captured the everyd...
Automobiles
Am I walking my dog all wrong?
Walking your dog is crucial for its health, but many owners (me included) aren’t doing so properly, experts sa...
Fashion
‘I love the boldness of modernism’: New York fashion week goes highbrow
Georgia O’Keeffe inspires the latest Calvin Klein while Michael Kors feels indebted to Alexander Calder
Health
I survived a stroke during an ocean swim. Here’s what I’ve learned about fear
After his stroke in rough surf, Graham Russell embarked on an unexpected journey into fear. Three lessons help...
Technology
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he...
Gadgets
How I Shop with Laura Jackson: ‘Once you have a water filter, you can’t go back’
Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food, and the basic they scrimp on? T...
Gadgets
‘As creamy as Haagen-Dazs’: I tried Dash’s affordable ice-cream machines – the $24 beat them all
From the portable My Mug to the sleek Soft Serve Machine, I reviewed the Dash ice-cream makers worth your free...
Automobiles
Experience: I’ve visited every motorway service station in Britain
Some people don’t understand my lifelong enthusiasm for roadside stop-offs – now visiting and cataloguing them...
Fashion
‘Work hard – nobody cares how good you used to be’: Paul Smith at 80 on love, fun and his fabulous life in fashion
With the release of his new biography, the British designer talks about leaving school at 15, the real reason...
Fashion
Jibby Beane obituary
Other lives: Interior designer who became the face of Vivienne Westwood’s Mayfair stores