From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin? Light therapy is certainly having a moment. You can now buy glowing gadgets for everything from skin conditions and wrinkles to sore […]
Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all crashing down … It is the morning after the internet went offline and, as much as you would like to think you would be delighted, you are likely to be […]
As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope One year ago, everything was so different. In late October 2024, before the US presidential election, thoughtful Americans could certainly acknowledge the deep flaws of their country […]
One’s a Keir Starmer believer, the other’s a reluctant Labour voter. Could this GP and teacher agree on public sector pay rises and Andy Burnham? Joe, 33, Brighton Occupation GP Continue reading…
Would saying goodbye to every last newspaper clipping, button and book her parents had saved over decades help her mourn? In the autumn of 2023, I wanted to return to the house where I was raised in order to stand in the garage and look at some marks I made […]
He’s an old-fashioned movie star in a digital age, making box-office smashes like Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters and Anyone But You. Now he’s lining up projects with everyone from Ron Howard to Edgar Wright. Could he be Texas’s answer to Tom Cruise? There’s that famous line in the first episode […]
The disgraced royal has lived in luxury for decades despite being an outcast and having no obvious means of financial support It is one of the mysteries of the modern monarchy – and one that is under more scrutiny than ever before. How on earth does Prince Andrew fund his […]
Which rasher is heavenly thick and smoky, and which is hellishly thin and salty? • The best frying pans for every kind of cook, tested Crisp, mahogany-red rashers of smoked streaky bacon are the food of the gods. Naturally rich in glutamates – umami compounds that make food deeply savoury […]
The art detective Arthur Brand on why thieves may have targeted the Louvre jewellery and why time is of the essence if it is to be found in one piece It took less than 10 minutes. At 9.30am on Sunday, four men arrived in a truck outside the Louvre in […]
From Cornwall to the Highlands, here’s our pick of new or recently refurbished inns with cosy rooms, enticing menus and country walks from the door Continue reading…
