He’s the oh-so-charming face of the British small screen. But James Norton requires more than a second glance to really work him out By the side of the A2 as it roars across Blackheath is a small slate-grey hut selling burgers for £1.60 and tea for 70p in Styrofoam cups. Builders stop here, as do school kids on their way home from sports practice, and bikers on their Harleys. And in the middle of all this, holding court and charming the camera, is a man right at home. James Norton is something

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in my time writing about sustainable style, it’s that not one brand can agree on the best way to do it. While some companies spend their revenue investing in environmental projects, others are focusing on using organic cotton and recyclable packaging. One luxury label, Gucci, recently revealed that it was now officially carbon neutral, and last year brands like Burberry, Adidas and Hugo Boss pledged to do the same by 2050. However, for Edzard van der Wyck, the c

There’s nothing so sapping to your energy levels than the start of autumn. As the nights draw in and the days shorten, just getting through the day can seem like a Herculean task. And, as soon as your energy is out the window and tiredness creeps in, gym sessions start falling off, unhealthy mid-afternoon snacks make an appearance – and you start feeling even worse. It’s a toxic cycle we’ve all experienced. You might even be going through it right now. But you can do something to make a differe

You just have to look up on the Tube to see how addicted London is to social media. Swiping, tapping, scrolling – we’re all at it from first thing in the morning until last thing at night. And the thing is, you know it’s not doing you any good at all. Excessive use of social media has been shown to have a negative impact on everything from your quality of sleep to your energy levels. ‘People use social media to foster a sense of belonging, to maintain relationships with others, to manage the im

Forget family, relationships or good health. The strongest indicator for men’s happiness and mental wellbeing is whether they’re happy at work, and whether they feel valued in the workplace by their colleagues and employers. This is according to the 2018 Harry’s Masculinity Report, in which the grooming brand surveyed 5,000 men ages 18-95 across the US. The results correlate with Harry’s 2017 study of 2,000 men in the UK, which also found that happiness at work has the greatest effect on men’s

How do you dress like a boss when your office no longer requires a shirt and tie? We asked four CEOs to find out Although he originally studied business and economics, design has shaped Iain Watson’s career from the very beginning. He joined David Collins Studio in 1988 and alongside Collins built it into the huge commercial success that it is today. But, despite being CEO of the studio, Watson has never been one to wear a suit. ‘In the beginning I was in Vivienne Westwood from head to toe,’ he

Who wants low carb when you can have lasagne? The Atkins when you can have arrabbiata? The keto diet when you can have carbonara? You get the picture. Pasta is one of the greatest inventions to come out of Italy, along with aqueducts, straight roads and – of course – pizza. Luckily, you don’t need to get on a plane to sample some of Italy’s finest and most authentic pasta – you can just pop down the road. Here’s where to find the best pasta in London. Yes, it says pizzeria in the name. But don’

If you need proof of the life-altering powers of positive thinking, then you only need to look at Neil Francis. The author of new book Positive Thinking: How To Create A World Full of Possibilities was only 41 when he was hit by a stroke that left him unable to speak, with his memory in shreds and temporarily blind in his right eye. That’s a lot to bounce back from. But bounce back Francis did – and all because of positive thinking. ‘For about three years it was absolutely horrific,’ Francis ex

A good fragrance is so much more than just an arbitrary scent you slap on in the morning, post shower. Your sense of smell is powerfully linked to your memory, as the olfactory bulb – where scents are processed – links your nose directly with your amygdala and hippocampus, two brain areas that are strongly associated with memory and emotion. This is why a fragrance can be uncannily evocative – and why you keep reaching for the same bottle of cologne again and again. Although The Jackal gets to t

James McArdle has a lot to get off his chest. The award-winning, Olivier-nominated Scottish actor is about to open the National Theatre’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s Peter Gynt, and has lots to share about the play, social media, modern life, the madness of the acting world, being an outsider… pretty much everything, really. ‘I feel like I’m on Skittles or something. I’m just vomiting at you,’ he apologises at one point, mid-flow. McArdle is a breath of fresh air in an acting world that often

Ivo Van Hove, the Belgian artistic director of the Dutch company Toneelgroep Amsterdam, is one of the most in-demand theatre directors of our time. He’s best known in Britain for his Hedda Gabler with Ruth Wilson at the National Theatre in 2016, and this year’s All About Eve at the Noël Coward Theatre. And this June he’s bringing his formidable production of The Damned to the Barbican. ‘It’s about things that are happening right now in front of our eyes,’ explains Van Hove. The Damned is a dark

Jokes about his chameleon qualities mask what must have been a hard slog to reach the success he has now. Born in Amstelveen, Holland, in 1981, he’s been in the business since he was a child, starring in long-running Dutch shows and TV movies before making the leap to Hollywood and English-speaking roles in his early twenties. His rugged good looks have had him frequently cast in handsome love-interest parts thus far in his career, including in his latest film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pe