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Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has decided that he will not accept a bonus this year Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Stephen Hester, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has decided to turn down his bonus for 2009 amid a growing public outcry over the scale of rewards, piling further [...]
Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda will face the US congressional committee on Wednesday. Photograph: Junko Kimura/Getty Images Toyota’s reputation for safety has come under renewed scrutiny after an internal memo showed that the carmaker’s executives boasted of saving $100m (£65m) through a limited recall of floor mats connected to a potentially dangerous acceleration defect. The [...]
There’s a theory around that yogic meditation can heighten the experience of eating and drinking. Can one truly be a yogi and a foodie? Food yoga doesn’t seem to be an entirely new idea. Photograph: Lisa Larsen/Getty Images/Time Life Pictures Being a food lover in your mid-40s involves carrying something of an occupational health burden. [...]
The actor, 54, on her love of ceramics, the bliss of sleep, and why kids should treat drugs as if they were spinach Imelda Staunton. Photograph: Linda Nylind Are you healthy? Pretty healthy. Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes and my father had a stroke. Unfortunately my mum died [...]
Just a metaphor. Plastic surgeons have recorded a record number of ‘man boob’ operations that are outstripping demand for other procedures. Photograph: PA Plastic surgeons are reporting a record number of “man boob” reduction operations as the rise in demand outstrips that for all other procedures, including women’s breast enlargement. Figures published by the British [...]
Smoking outside the entrances of public buildings may be banned in a new government health initiative. Photograph: Frank Baron Smokers could be forced to light up away from the entrances to public buildings under government moves aimed at ensuring that no more than one in 10 Britons smoke cigarettes. The health secretary, Andy Burnham, now [...]
My mother, an aunt and a cousin all developed arthritis in middle age. I’m in my 30s. A relative tells me that eating a lot of fruit and vegetables can prevent it. Is there evidence for this? Around five years ago there was a paper on the subject in one of the peer-reviewed journals on [...]
Mi casa es tu casa … Casa Felix Across Buenos Aires, behind nondescript front doors and in family living rooms, a host of homespun restaurants are the latest foodie fad. The tricky bit is finding them – and I fall at the first hurdle. Almacen Secreto, or the Secret Store (+54 911 4854 9131), is [...]
Eating is believing: Dan Lepard’s flash loaf is ready in the blink of an eye… well, almost. Photograph: Colin Campbell How do you make crusty bread in less than two hours, from mixing to cooling, without it tasting blah? With lots of yeast, some grated potato, wholemeal flour and a dash of vinegar, that’s how. [...]
The daily grind: Coffee beans are surprisingly delicate, so it pays to take care in your choice of grinder. Photograph: David Toase/photolibrary.com I’ve heard that electrical coffee grinders are too fierce, causing the grounds to spoil. Do manual grinders work effectively? The rituals around making coffee are among the most complex known to mankind, and [...]