For many of us the thought of going on holiday en famille by air with all the complications the pandemic and Brexit have caused, is enough to keep us in the UK. However, travelling by train could offer a more enjoyable – and exciting – alternative. Anne Coates is inspired by two new books: The Eco-conscious Travel Guide by Georgina Wilson-Powell published by HarperCollins and the Lonely Planet's Guide to Train Travel in Europe.

New report reveals the essential foods – including 100 per cent fruit juice – that can keep inflammation in check and protect long-term immune health. Dr Carrie Ruxton gives her expert tips to help us maintain a well-functioning immune system.

Leapfrog 2-in-1 Touch & Learn Tablet reviewed by Lesley Lodge.

My Heart & Other Breakables: How I lost my mum, found my dad and made friends with catastrophe by Alex Barclay and The Offline Diaries by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené pulbkished by HarperCollins Children's Books and reviewed by Anne Coates. 

Introducing SBC’s Hydra-Collagen Skin Care Range – Anne Coates put the Replenishing Cream Cleanser and Intensive Serum to the test.

Canal Toys Art Lab Watercolour Studio reviewed by an enthusiastic Cooper-Muir family.

We keep being told that we are sitting for too long at our desks. Kerrie-Anne Bradley has the answer to the problems associated with inactivity in her excellent book, Move More At Your Desk and here she describes her Shake Break.

wagamama is Harriet's favourite restaurant so she and Anne Coates managed to fit in two trips there during the school holidays.

Illustrated by Clémence Monnet, An Artist’s Eyes by Frances Tosdevin is reviewed by Tina Hampson.

Approximately 600 million plastic sponges are thrown into landfills in the UK every year. Seep's alternative isn't just plastic free, it's also 100 per cent compostable so you can even use it to help keep your houseplants healthy once you've finished using it. Anne Coates put their starter pack to the test.

New Zealand blackcurrant supplements, CurraNZ, has just launched its new CurraNZ Immune Support to help deliver immune-enhancing effects which help to curb the common cycle of suppressed immunity and rising inflammation and help prevent opportunistic infections. Clinical pharmacist, Mike Wakeman describes their efficacy.

Adapted for young audiences in terms of content and the length of the play, by Jude Christian, Hamlet at the National Theatre was a triumph.