Forget gym workouts or marathon training, guys. If you want to keep in shape, try fatherhood, says Toby Young
Read full article...My five-year-old daughter's best friend was run over last week. It happened on the pelican crossing on Uxbridge Road, opposite St Stephen's Primary School in Shepherd's Bush
I got knocked off my bike last week. Ambulance, hospital, general anaesthetic, the whole nine yards. Brain seems to be functioning OK but my hopes of becoming a male supermodel have been dashed
When I first moved to Acton a year ago, I got into trouble with the locals for claiming that the only café in the neighbourhood serving "ethical" coffee had closed
My son Ludo had been looking forward to it for days. It was to be his Easter treat - a "day out with Thomas" at the East Anglian Railway Museum. Like most four-year-olds, he is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and the prospect of seeing him in real life was more exciting than a trip to Disneyland.
What two words do parents of small children dread more than any other? Chicken pox? Indoor playcentre? Club Penguin? All of these pale into comparison next to "Easter holidays"
When I moved into my new house a year ago I quickly discovered that the phrase "vacant possession" shouldn't be taken at face value
When I first moved to Acton last year, I was relieved to discover that the area isn't as run down as I expected
I was intrigued by Boris Johnson's announcement last week that he intends to create more public spaces in London
As a Londoner, I find it hard to sympathise with defenders of the postal service. The evidence of the Royal Mail's indifference to wastage and inefficiency is there for all to see in the form of red rubber bands littering our streets
It's not easy finding something cheap to do with the kids during the credit crunch. For instance, a couple of weeks ago I finally gave in to my three-year-old son's demands to be taken on a "Duck Tour"
To date, I've only written complaining articles about life in London, so I thought it was time to praise something
Last week's announcement that Antony Worrall Thompson has had to place his restaurant company into administration is bad news for London's gastropubs.
By the time you read this I fervently hope that every last trace of snow has been washed away. After living with it for the best part of a week I'm going to invest in a Chelsea tractor in the hope of making some small contribution to global warming.
I am not a stickler for ’elf and safety and was pleased when I found The Dangerous Book for Boys in my Christmas stocking, but I get increasingly nervous whenever I make a trip to one of London’s indoor play centres
Harvey Milk, the political activist played by Sean Penn in the film of the same name that came out on Friday, is famous in America for being the first openly gay man elected to public office. As a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, he led the campaign against Proposition 6, a law that would have made it illegal for gay teachers to work in California's public school system. When Milk was assassinated in 1978 he was hailed as a martyr for gay rights.
Last week I test-drove a Tesla Roadster, the world’s first environmentally-friendly supercar
For my children, the highpoint of the Christmas holidays was the late afternoon we spent at Winter Wonderland
I am very excited by the news that local councils intend to recruit volunteers to hand out on-the-spot fines to all those litter louts
Restaurant review: The Tin Goose claims to be Britain's first airport-based gastropub. But as with most of the dining options at Heathrow Airport, this poor attempt at sophisticated cuisine fails to take off.
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