Used in healing practices for centuries, modern versions of these spiky mats are increasingly popular, and many people find them invaluable. Here’s what the science says Ever since Keith, 39, from Kansas, was in a car accident in 2023, he has lived with “pretty much constant mid-back and shoulder pain”. […]

The performer was found dead in ‘unexpected’ circumstances in her London flat in 2023. Why are her loved ones still waiting for an explanation? In commemorations and memorials after her death, the view was unanimous: Heklina had been a bitch. In the world of San Francisco’s drag scene, where she made her […]

I’ve worked as a surgeon in disaster zones. Nothing compares to the nightmare I saw in Iran’s hospitals when the state started shooting protesters By 8 January, Iran’s anti-regime protests that began in late December had spread across the country with reports of at least 45 people killed by security […]

Good politics is about collaboration and contestation. The NEC’s ruling means the party has turned its back on that • Neal Lawson is director of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass This government has become very adept at U-turns. Apparently it is time to turn again. By deciding to block Andy […]

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects trivial and profound considers a heartfelt matter • This week’s question: To shred or not to shred: is it OK to recycle sensitive documents? How can we accept that what feels like overwhelming love for someone is unrequited, […]

Which supermarket live yoghurts leave a sour note and which are naturally divine? • The best supermarket frozen fruit smoothie mixes Live natural yoghurt is the bedrock of my family’s diet. My six-year-old, for instance, gets through well over a kilo a week: for breakfast, she’ll have it with porridge, […]

Amid the tumult of the WEF in Davos this week, some investors are leading the way by ditching US government bonds There is a way to file for divorce from Donald Trump and Europe needs to grab the opportunity. To the public it will look as if nothing has changed. […]

Many of those moved into an asylum return centre have held jobs for years and can speak the language “Sweden did this for us,” said Sofiye*, making a supportive scooping up gesture with her hands. “And then, bam.” She dropped them to the ground. Sofiye, who has three children, arrived […]

The native of Thunder Bay, Canada, has been compared to Pablo Escobar and El Chapo – but is he really as big a figure as US prosecutors have claimed? To compete at the highest levels of snowboarding, racers must master carving, edging and balance at speeds stretching the limits of […]

The adventurer on his family’s escape vessel, his crush on the Princess of Wales, and a disgusting toenail habit Born in Northern Ireland, Bear Grylls, 51, served as a soldier in the 21 SAS regiment and went on to star in adventure series, including seven seasons of Discovery Channel’s Man vs Wild. […]