Health

Has sparkling water come of age?

We pop open a selection of fun but healthy fizzy flavoured waters that should satisfy even the fussiest princess

Cooking, travelling, and the magic of joyful daily food moments

From station-side markets to late-night hotel rooms, you can take pleasure in the smallest everyday eating rituals

What to Read to Really Understand Music

These memoirs, primers, and histories make up a captivating syllabus that will help explain what you hear.

'I've lost my butt': how rapid weight loss can leave you with less muscle and more fat

GLP-1 drugs such as Mounjaro are helping millions of people rapidly lose weight. But the changes happening inside the body go far beyond the number on the scale.

Always have a starter

Restaurant dining is a terrific and expensive treat, so how can you be sure to get the best from every menu? Experts give their advice, from looking for the strangest dish to going easy on the booze

You be the judge: should my partner get rid of her old dishcloths and sponges?

Charles and Alice have reconnected in their 60s, but he finds her soggy sponges foul, while she says his ashtrays are worse. You tell us who is giving you that sinking feeling Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for baked fish and potatoes with oregano and lemon mayonnaise

Layers of oregano bring a pungent earthiness to this simple supper of baked white fish and spuds

The best facial cleansers for every skin type in the US, recommended by dermatologists

Seven experts tell us their picks for all skin types, including for dry, oily, acne-prone, sensitive or combination skin

New Zealand whale freed from fishing net in ‘particularly dangerous’ multi-day operation

The nine-metre southern right whale, or tohorā in Māori, is the first of the species to have been recorded entangled in New Zealand waters

The Witness review

This look at the shocking 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell bravely gives you the unvarnished tale of her family’s struggles to deal with the tragedy – and the impossibility of coping with a living hell

Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response

Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics

Ohio State reaches $100 million settlement with hundreds of victims of school doctor accused of sexual abuse

Ohio State University agreed Wednesday to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims from hundreds of former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.