Health

Is Hurry the Great Enemy of Spiritual Life?

Pastor John Mark Comer has won a massive audience by encouraging his followers to free themselves from the gnawing sense that there is always more to do.

Help, there’s a cockroach in my coffee! 16 gross ingredients hidden in your favorite foods

From wood pulp in ice-cream to peat in portobellos, science has transformed how we dine. Do you know exactly what’s lurking in the grub we eat?

The maternity and mortgage struggle of being self-employed: ‘It was overwhelming at times’

Buying a house or having a baby has turned into a financial nightmare for those who are their own boss

Trump is solving the healthcare crisis and cleaning up Obama's mess

For years, Americans have struggled with high health insurance premiums, high prescription drug prices, and a lack of competition in the healthcare market. To solve these longstanding problems and bring relief to consumers, the Trump administration has focused on promoting price transparency, stopping fraud, negotiating lower drug prices, and ending Obamacare subsidies.

A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden

A former horticultural nursery in Regent’s Park has been transformed into a diverse mix of habitats, with a wide range of species already spotted ahead of its opening to the public on April 27

Kae Tempest on creativity and his gender transition: ‘I’m just glad to be alive’

Ten years after his debut novel, the poet and musician has written a follow-up exploring self-discovery and a life lived on the edge. He talks about sexuality, pronouns and drawing strength from the literature he loves

The Guide #239: Two successful seasons in, The Pitt has resuscitated the medical drama

In this week’s newsletter: A year after its US debut, the buzzy hospital thriller finally lands in ​the UK and traces the long, messy evolution of a genre that reflect​s the state of our healthcare systems

Scotland in bloom: wildflowers turn the Outer Hebrides into a Technicolor dream

The machair is nature’s dazzling display on these remote islands, but this rare habitat also plays a vital role for wildlife and the resurgent crofting community

Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants

Even as we empathize with these intelligent animals, our relentless push for resources kills them in their thousands, just as whalers once hunted them to the brink of extinction

‘It’s a powder keg’: Romania leads EU measles cases as vaccination rates collapse

Bottlenecks in the system and parents’ suspicions mean doctors expect another serious outbreak soon

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for sweetheart cabbage and caramelised onion spaghetti

An intriguing, punchy fusion of Taiwanese and Italian noodle dishes

'I feel like I’m losing her': the families torn apart by older relatives going far right

It starts with a ‘back in my day’ nostalgic meme – then suddenly your elders are sharing AI-generated ‘boomerslop’ and repeating conspiracy theories …