Author Joe Cawley – who lives in the hills of Tenerife with his family and an assortment of other wildlife – explains why the island’s Adeje coast offers the ultimate formula for a happy family holiday

Times like this, seemingly more than ever, call for that proverbial ray of sunshine, ie a holiday in the sun. But if you have a clutch of family members tagging along, especially impatient under-eights, you won’t want to drag them too far across the globe to find it. So the question, then, is where?

If it were a mathematical equation, it would look something like this:

Adeje’s beaches are perfect for sunbathing, swimming and snorkelling

Secret coves, beach clubs and private peninsulas – here’s where to stay to soak up some serious sun, sea and sand

The author of cookbook Andaluz introduces the cornucopia of ingredients and influences that make Andalucían cuisine so unique – and suggests where best to find them

From the arid moonscapes surrounding Almería to the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada outside Grenada and the dense forests north of Seville, Andalucía is a destination like no other. This rugged swathe of southern Spain is home to endless sunshine, Moorish castles, sugar-cube pueblos blancos, jaw-dropping landscapes and a vast choice of produce.

Olive groves, vineyards, wheat fields, black Iberian pigs snuffling through meadows for acorns, rice fields, trees laden with almonds, figs, citrus fruits and pomegranates – it is as lush and plentiful as it is rich in gastronomic history.

The landscape is covered with vineyards, olive groves, citrus fruits and wheat fields

In a quest to ditch fast fashion, writer Tshepo Mokoena puts Huel’s newly launched casual wear to the test

While looking to replace some white T-shirts that were haggard beyond repair, I browsed the racks of a fast fashion retailer. Running my hands over various items, I encountered lurching seams, loose threads and unlined material so inadvertently sheer it would inevitably put your pants on show. These simply wouldn’t do.

Like many consumers, I’m trying to shop more sustainably. That often means choosing secondhand or well-made new clothing that will last. The clothing industry is known to be a major polluter, producing 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion litres of water annually. Luckily, Huel, which started out as a plant-based complete nutrition brand, is branching out into fashion, bringing its environmentally conscious, animal product-free ethos to clothing.