Want to live to 116? The secret to longevity is less complicated than you think

Good humour, a positive outlook and staying away from toxic people is more important than genes, ice baths or spartan diets

Has the time come to stop changing the clocks? This is what the science tells us

The EU voted to scrap mandatory daylight savings time but it seems unlikely Brexit Britain will do the same, says Kit Yates, director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at Bath University

Winterproofing: how to get you and your home ready for Britain’s cold months ahead

From security to heating, wellbeing, food and pets, there are many ways to help stay warm, healthy and safe

Sober raving, beekeeping and playing Dungeons and Dragons – how people with stressful jobs decompress

A junior doctor, a deputy head, a social worker and others tell us how they destress and relax after work

A moment that changed me: I had a heart attack at 37 – so I went to live in a cave

I wanted to heal and thought the Colorado wilderness was the best place to do it. So I began six months of hunting and foraging, with a pile of leaves for a bed

Time for separate beds? What to do when your partner snores, hogs the duvet, can’t sleep without a light on …

It’s hard not to hate someone whose sleeping style keeps you awake night after night. Here’s how everyone can get some shuteye

Brisk 22-minute walk could offset harmful effects of sitting, study suggests

People who sit for long periods more likely to die earlier – but moderate-to-vigorous activity can eliminate risk

I have spent years in such pain that I begged for someone to cut my arm off. This is how I survived

Amy Pohl was working as a teacher when a medical accident left her with the condition CRPS. She talks about the agony that even doctors struggle to understand – and her new life as a TikTok star

Want to stay strong as you get older? Maybe you should have another cuppa

Coffee and tea lovers are significantly less likely to be frail in their 70s, according to a study that followed 12,000 people over 20 years

Where did I find the courage to talk to my mum about her cancer? At parkrun, far behind the racers

Every Saturday morning, thousands of people get off their sofas to cover 5km in their local park. Like me, a growing number are there to walk rather than run – and to talk about their deepest feelings