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Being Modern: January detox

Blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm. Now, we know that's not what you want to be reading on a New Year's Day hangover, but that's what a lot of our Januarys will be based around, so don't go getting light-headed on us now.

Shape up: 10 ways to get fit without spending hours on a treadmill

New Year may be a time for taking stock of everything in our lives, but it's our health and fitness that are the focus of our most penitent promises. Though we ignore dust thickening on our trainers during the festive season, January demands action. But before the dutiful search for your gym pass, it's worth considering that if your mind-numbing treadmill routine hasn't worked thus far, it's probably time to try one of the ever-multiplying alternatives for getting – and staying – active.

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Amanda Holden is due at the beginning of next year and the subtext of every tabloid picture of her seems to be: will she be able to carry it to term?

Great expectations: Why are we as a society obsessed with "outing" celebrity pregnancies?

Is she? Isn't she? And is it any business of ours? What our obsession with celebrity mums-to-be says about us

From the heart: French do-gooder Amelie

Cool to be kind: The advantages of being altruistic

Sunday is World Kindness Day, but just how good for you is being kind? David R Hamilton explains...

Dressing table: Men's moisturisers

Compiled by Dominique Major

Eavesjogging: Half the fun of running is listening in to other people's conversations

Running isn't only about fitness and beating stress, says Philip Norman

Being Modern: Teeth whitening

bertolt brecht famously put it thus in his lyrics to the popular standard "Mack the Knife": "Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear / And he shows them pearly white." And that was where things stood for decades. Beware those flashing too white a smile – such things were best left to villains seeking the elixir of youth, models in toothpaste ads and Americans.

Mums Half Hour: Dressing the bump

The panel discuss maternity fashion pre and post baby, and the joy and challenges of multiple births

The filth element: Why we're getting dirtier

We're buying fewer cleaning products and finally getting our hands dirty. Bring on the squalor, says Rhiannon Harries

LA's Mr Muscle: Meet the man who shapes celebrity

He keeps A-list bodies trim, toned and in tip-top condition - but don't expect trainer-to-the-stars Gunnar Peterson to brag about it.

The 10 best cycle helmets

Like it or not, your choice of helmet says as much about you as your bike does. Here's our pick of the safest ways to keep your head protected in style.

Webchat: Mums Half Hour

The panel discuss going back to school, separation anxiety and how to get organised for the new term

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Rebel without a state: Evgeny Lebedev meets Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of Gaza

Ismail Haniyeh: Rebel without a state

The prime minister of Gaza talks to Evgeny Lebedev about the Arab Spring, suicide bombing and the elusive prospect of peace
Keira Knightley: 'Sometimes I just sit on the bathroom floor and burst into tears'

Keira Knightley: 'Sometimes I just burst into tears'

She's beautiful, rich and in demand but being Keira Knightley isn't as easy it looks
Prawn stars: Mark Hix's delicious and easy dishes

Prawn stars: Mark Hix's delicious recipes

The chef's easy dishes include fried egg with leeks and prawns and five-spice duck livers with Dublin Bay prawns
Tunisia one year on: Simon Calder explores the source of the Arab Spring

Simon Calder explores Tunisia

Tourists have been slow to return to this multi-faceted North African country.
Traveller's Guide: Festive Spain

Traveller's Guide: Festive Spain

Whether it's flinging ripe tomatoes at each other or burning political effigies, the Spanish know how to party
The 50 Best spas

The 50 Best spas

Luxury retreats for every budget
Independent Appeal: Working with terminally ill children is Lucy's dream job – but it takes its toll

Independent Christmas Appeal

Working with terminally ill children is Lucy's dream job - but it takes its toll
Have a delicious New Year: The best foodie events in 2012

Delicious New Year: Best foodie events in 2012

From cool cocktails and foodie festivals to hotly anticipated restaurant openings...
Godfather of rap's last words: Exclusive extract from Gil Scott-Heron’s posthumous memoir

Gil Scott-Heron's last words

Exclusive extract from the Godfather of rap's posthumous memoir
Local food that's just a click away: How to shop online without filling supermarkets' pockets

Local food that's just a click away

How to shop online without filling supermarkets' pockets
The 10 Best Mixing bowls

The 10 Best Mixing bowls

From Sebastian Conran's easy-pour lips to Nigela Lawson's egg-shaped bowls...
A home office that's smart and casual: How to make a house into a great workspace

A home office that's smart and casual

How to make a house into a great workspace
Press gangs of New York

Press gangs of New York

If you think British tabloids are cut-throat, look at the Big Apple's
Britain's best chef? His name is Michael Caines...

Britain's best chef? His name is Michael Caines...

Praise for West Country chef as his restaurant wins industry award for second year in a row
Life ends at 45... Study reveals when our mental powers start to diminish

Life ends at 45...

Study reveals when our mental powers start to diminish