Health

Houseplant hacks: will my plants be healthier if I use Leca balls instead of soil?

This method can help deter pests and promote growth, but it won’t work for every plant

‘A slur would be deliberate’: people with Tourette syndrome on Baftas outburst

Those with the condition share varying views of John Davidson’s N-word tic during Sunday’s awards ceremony

Do You Really Need to Chill Cookie Dough?

What you plan to bake plays a big part in whether or not to chill a dough, and in terms of hydration, flavour and texture

I went to a place deep in the forest where Ukraine’s wounded soldiers go to heal. This is what they told me

A former Soviet military facility offers an unlikely respite – before its patients return, too quickly, to the frontline

Florida teen charged with homicide in death of his stepsister on cruise ship

Stepbrother, 16, was charged in the death of Anna Kepner, a high schooler found dead on a Carnival cruise in November

New York police decry snowballs pelted at officers as north-east US digs out of blizzard

Zohran Mamdani calls for ‘respect’ of New York police as hundreds of thousands in US still face power outages