Health

Is it true that … it’s harder for women to build muscle than men?

Men tend to have a higher ratio of muscle to fat, but women respond just as well to resistance training

‘A buff is so versatile’: running essentials for your first marathon

Inspired to run your first 26.2 miles? Seasoned runners share their go-to kit, from race-day shoes to free apps (plus five UK marathons you can still enter)

German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt

Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German police

Heartsink review

Riverside Studios, LondonJeffrey Longford is pedantic and superior in Farine Clarke’s medical drama – griping at everything from hospital data systems to gender-neutral loos

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for green chilli eggs with coriander and coconut

A flavour-packed one-pan egg, noodle and green vegetable dinner in lime-spiked coconut milk

One person diagnosed with cancer every 80 seconds in UK, report reveals

NHS struggling to cope with record numbers, which Cancer Research UK says puts progress on survival rates at risk