Ben Machell

The six crucial lessons I’ve learnt as a dad watching my nine-year-old son play football

The comedian and children’s TV presenter Joe Tracini has always been painfully self-conscious and prone to suicidal thoughts. But when he was diagnosed with the mental health condition, it didn’t make life easier

Meet the 'science bros' who insist they offer advice founded on research and data

Long a fan of the freeing, frivolous spirit of shorts, Ben Machell went shorter than usual to try the hot new look for summer: the boxer-like cutoffs as worn by Gen Z’s pin-up man

The actors, both in their sixties, were recently spotted topless and in very good shape, says Ben Machell. Why did they have to go and spoil everything?

Stephanie Jory’s suburban childhood was anything but ordinary. Her charismatic father sent her to private schools and paid for lavish holidays. He was also a prolific counterfeiter. Ben Machell meets her

The middle-distance runner holds two world records and is hotly tipped to add Olympic gold in Paris next month. And he is not worried about making enemies along the way

The male athletes in Paris are fit, and don’t I know it, says Ben Machell

I’m the proud father of a new lawn. It’s like a kid’s picture in vivid Crayola green

The Peligoni Club, on Zakynthos, combines the space of a villa mixed with the facilities of a hotel. You — and your children — will be converts