Obituary: Joy Ganjou (Juanita)

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.

From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz

Early glimpses of Ron Howard's film Rush suggest it will portray Hunt as a high-living lothario, with an insatiable appetite for partying.

The next Vanilla Ice or the next Eminem? Macklemore doesn't have a record contract – but he does have the UK's biggest-selling single of the year.

Sri Lankan cuisine is light, sunny, wonderfully spiced – and so easy to cook from scratch. Just as soon as you've broken into the coconut, that is.

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in

Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'

The pugnacious chef finally met a shambolic restaurant he couldn't save. John Walsh on when TV makover refuseniks fight back

Glamorous myth of the flight attendant lifestyle undermined by angry employee's claims of 'exploitation'

Did the recent furore scupper sales of horse meat? Neigh, far from it! Will Coldwell hoofs it to the kitchen.

A few little drops pack a big punch in cocktails. No wonder we're learning to love them again...