Fossil fuels are the new tobacco when it comes to health risk

Letters: We call on the Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation to divest from the fossil fuel industry and show the leadership we, as future health professionals, need to bring about a healthier economy

How we made the Brompton folding bike

Andrew Ritchie, inventor: ‘I set out to make a magic carpet you can keep in your pocket. It’s been a perilous journey’

The future of luxury goods – from toxic waste urns to a compass that helps you get lost

A refreshing new exhibition at the V&A questions what luxury is and where it’s heading … and proves that £100k watches and fabulous fur hats count for nothing if you don’t have the ultimate luxury of time and space

Fashion’s obsession with running

With sports shoes on the front row and editors training for marathons, the fashion industry has fallen for running in a big way. So how do you look chic on the starting line?