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While most sleep problems can be sorted out by making changes to your lifestyle, such as adopting a relaxing routine in the evening or avoiding alcohol before bedtime, it's worth speaking to your GP about certain issues. • If your sleeplessness is long-term, causing you to feel constantly tired or putting you in a low mood. • If anxious thoughts prevent you getting to sleep, or stop you getting back to sleep if you wake in the early hours. • If your partner often reports that you're snoring or even momentarily stopping breathing, and you wake up feeling tired. (These are signs of sleep apnoea, which is more common if you have a high body mass index.) • Menopausal women can see their GP about managing the symptoms of the…

From naps to big blocks of sleep, the way we snooze changes with age. But how do we know what's normal? Should an infant be sleeping through the night? Is waking before sunrise a problem? Can you sleep for eight hours but still feel tired the next day? These are just a few concerns regarding our sleeping habits. With the help of author and sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley we look at the sleep patterns for each age to assess what counts as ‘normal’ when we hit the hay. “You may blame hormones for why your teenager is moody, but it's more likely they're sleep deprived.“ Years 0-10: A vital stage of sleep for healthy development Sleep at this stage in life is crucial, as our brains and bodies are…

When we are faced with challenges in life, we're often advised to take things one step at a time, which, in the thick of something, can feel like hollow advice, but for Raynor Winn and her husband Moth – when they found themselves homeless, broke and, in Moth's case, unwell – their only hope became a step by step process that led them to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. Some 11 years, and many miles on foot later, such undertakings continue as a cornerstone in her approach to life. “Walking long distance is like a meditation,” says Raynor. “All that jangled thought at the front of your brain starts to dissipate and slip to the side. Facing both physical and mental barriers on a long walk allows the…

There may not be much under the tree for America’s children this Christmas, said Chris Cillizza in his Substack newsletter, but “Donald Trump just handed Democrats a huge gift.” In last week’s televised Cabinet meeting, the president shrugged off concerns that his trade war with China could lead to higher prices and empty shelves. “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?” he told reporters. “And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more.” Not since Dr. Seuss’ Grinch has a strangely hued public figure been so upbeat about the prospect of children going without toys. And with millions of average Americans “already struggling to meet their basic needs,” it would be “campaign malpractice” for Democrats not to run this “out-of-touch”…

On March 25, Alfredo Juarez was driving his compañera to work in the flower fields owned by Washington Bulb, the largest tulip grower in the United States. In the early morning, Lelo, as he is known, saw flashing lights in his rearview mirror and pulled over. An ICE agent approached the car. When Lelo reached into his pocket for his ID, the agent smashed the window and dragged him out of the car, as his partner demanded to know why he was being brutalized. Lelo was taken to a nearby detention center and then transferred to a large migrant prison in Tacoma run by the GEO Group. A few days later, as Lelo was about to board a deportation flight to Sonora, Mexico, he was removed from the line and…

SINCE his return to the White House, President Trump has launched an aggressive campaign to cut government costs and streamline operations. In the process, he’s revamping federal agencies that handle everything from tax returns and Social Security payments to consumer financial protections. Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has instituted hiring freezes, mass layoffs and reorganizations at agencies such as the IRS, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Social Security Administration. In addition, the president dismissed several Democratic agency commissioners and signed an executive order requiring government agencies to identify 10 existing rules, regulations or guidance documents to be repealed for every new one issued. Supporters applaud the push for reduced bureaucracy. Critics are concerned about weakened consumer protections and DOGE’s potential access to sensitive consumer data, such as…