Health

'A good little hack for giant yorkies': top chefs on everything you need to make the perfect roast

For some, it’s a meat thermometer or a knife, for others a roasting tin, a reliable peeler or, yes, a teapot (gravy, anyone?). Let the cooking perfection begin

Injectable peptides are touted online as a ‘glow up potion’. Here’s why experts warn against unapproved use

Claims of benefits have been amplified by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. How does the evidence actually stack up?

Ways to use mint sauce without having to roast a lamb

Our specialists weigh in on the sauce’s best uses, suggesting dressings, dips and more

UK’s New Pandemic Plan Would Turn Big Tech Into A Mass Location Tracking Network

UK's £1B pandemic strategy proposes UKHSA contact tracing system using big tech location data, targeting 2030 deployment.

The Making of a Diagnostic Mind

“To me, the concept of the master diagnostician is that you’re never good enough,” one doctor said.

'Something out of the ordinary': why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?

A death rate of up to 90%, attributed to warming seas, is threatening the trade in Hiroshima prefecture, which produces most of the country’s farmed oysters

The NIH has problems. Carelessly slashing its budget would create more

Average tax refunds are reportedly up 10% this year, but easing Americans’ distrust of how Uncle Sam spends the money it keeps is not disappearing anytime soon. According to 2025 polling from the Cato Institute, the average adult believes that 59 cents of every federal tax dollar is “wasted” — up from 38 cents in 1986.

How much time and money do I spend at the dentist? Put it this way: he bought himself a Ferrari

I’m not saying I paid for all of it. But I probably should have flossed more

Houseplant hacks: is putting a penny in the soil a copper boost or an old wives’ tale?

Even old pennies corrode too slowly to be useful. You’d be better off saving them up and buying proper plant feed

'Give Me Liberty and Give Me Death'

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Sami Tamimi’s recipes for slow-cooked lamb with spicy pickled lemon and jewelled Easter rice

This Easter feast is steeped in the flavours and traditions of the Middle East

“We didn’t want to be preachy”: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show

The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens. But not every pet owner will be happy with his top tips