The Latest Breaking News from Emma Beddington

Staff at a Chinese supermarket chain can take ‘unhappy days’ whenever they want. Perhaps we’re finally recognising a basic truth: work doesn’t make us happy, says Emma Beddington

Our national style is ‘not too polished’, apparently, and ‘a little bit undone’. Can we be a bit more specific, writes Emma Beddington

I’m tired of the dull, drab and mundane. Bring on the gold lamé dresses and pomegranate-scented potpourri, writes Emma Beddington

We often have as much in common with strangers as our relatives, according to studies – so why do we still love to say our children are like us, asks Emma Beddington

It’s easy to mock – and I fully intend to – but it takes real imagination to come up with something like Elephant’s Breath or Overcome Nymph’s Thigh, writes Emma Beddington

If I’m not worries about these modern dilemmas, then trust me, you needn’t be either, writes Emma Beddington

New research reveals that listing your grievances on a piece of paper, then throwing them away may make you less angry. So I gave it a try, writes Emma Beddington

Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest A-lister to lavish our fair isles with praise, from the transport networks to the eggs. I guess it’s easy to overlook problems when you’re a wealthy tourist, writes Emma Beddington

Ideally, I want Lydia Tár’s wardrobe or to look like a liberated 1930s heiress. But I need to be realistic, writes Emma Beddington

Do you shout your achievements from the rooftops, or ‘move in silence’ while waiting for the perfect moment to flex online? If only we could all sit this one out, writes Emma Beddington

They laugh more than adults, have no fear and are experts at drawing boundaries. But we may not want a world full of them, writes Emma Beddington