It works in Trump’s favour that the Presidential debate is now focussing – not on real issues – but on whether he routinely grabbed women and imposed himself on them without their consent

Does Glenda Jackson playing King Lear or Maxine Peake starring as Hamlet constitute “sexual appropriation”, or is that somehow something different?

Another study shows that although average life expectancy has risen by 10 years since 1990, the healthy life expectancy (the years without serious illness or disability) rose by only 6.1 years

The Great British Bake Off judge is a unique commodity in British broadcasting: a National Treasure of a Certain Age

Is there anything more unattractive than an overweight man of a certain age? 

In the USA, Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara and her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb are embroiled in a bitter legal battle over frozen embryos which were created using his sperm and her eggs when they were in a relationship – and we’re likely to see similar court battles in future

Rocco’s court-appointed lawyer revealed that the custody fight was causing the boy severe stress. When will Madonna learn that her kids didn’t choose to be part of her media circus?

As talk of transgender issues moves into the mainstream, with high profile stars like Caitlyn Jenner and former boxing manager Kellie (previously Frank) Maloney, the old formal ways of addressing each other seem redundant. I wonder how Caitlyn and Kelly fill in a pompous official form? 

Ordinary Brits now do less than 30 minutes of exercise per week – that’s even less than we managed before London hosted the Games in 2012

Technology has proved liberating in many ways but it has also turned out to have a disturbing effect on our senses

A measly 20-minute trip on i360 will set you back £15

The real disaffected in this country are the working people of the lower middle classes, the people who have seen their pensions shrink, whose children are still living at home in their thirties because they can’t afford a home. They don't want someone droning on about political prisoners in the third world

Once we stop having summer holidays, stop using airports or train stations, going to the cinema or to pop concerts, then those that wish to destroy our hard-won democracy have won

Domestic abuse and controlling behaviour are already covered by other legislation, and lumping catcalling and the taking of photos in the same category as serious life-changing abuse will not help anyone

Sod Tony Blair-style charisma and the cult of the passionate leader. Look where that got us...