Health

If someone keeps interrupting you, do 5 simple things: 'People will respect you'

"Don't wait too long; at a certain point, the conversation will move on and you'll lose your chance," says communication expert Jessica Chen.

Cocktail of the week: Cafe Kowloon’s shiso daiquiri – recipe

A daiquiri endowed with citrussy lemongrass syrup and a welcome waft of herbal shiso

Helen Goh’s recipe for Thai mango and coconut sticky rice

Bring a taste of Thailand into your home with sweet, creamy, sticky coconut rice served with fragrant mango

Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find

Study of samples from seven winters suggests neurotoxic metal coming from wood itself rather than old paint

Country diary: Charmed once again by the unscrupulous cuckoo

Murlough Nature Reserve, Dundrum, County Down: Its arrival signals the start of summer, and another cycle of its extraordinary breeding method

Nymphomaniacs and sex droughts: what I learned while studying women’s pleasure

In antiquity, women were considered the more sexual sex – hornier, more libidinous and lust-fuelled than men. Why did that perception change?

Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD, study finds

Researchers say risk comes from ‘other factors, including genetic predisposition to mental health conditions’

Craig Venter obituary

Pioneering and controversial geneticist who was one of the first to sequence the human genome, in part by using his own DNA

My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change?

There are so many causes here that aren’t up to him, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Rather than trying to change him, change the goal

Wanted: real no-lo alternatives for wine drinkers

Perhaps the non-alcoholic alternative for wine drinkers should not be a wine at all, but a different sip altogether? We slurp through some likely candidates …

Ditch fabric softener and give jumpers a good steam: how to make your clothes last longer

From rinsing wool in a colander to deep cleaning your washing machine, here are 15 expert tips to help your clothes last and last

To be more confident, try these 2 simple habits, according to the Mel Robbins podcast

There are exercises you can do to boost your sense of self-acceptance, says behavioral researcher and author of “Big Trust” Shade Zahrai.