Improve your relationships – with advice from counter-terrorism experts

Emily and Laurence Alison specialise in communication and co-operation with criminal suspects. But their methods work in the home and at work, too

Fit in my 40s: protein boosts fitness, but who wants to eat a kilo of chicken a day?

Powders are the way forward – you can even bake with them

Ditch the gloves, buy a litter-picker, but don’t carshare! How to be eco-friendly in a pandemic

Can you wash your disposable mask at 20C – and should we still be going for reusable coffee cups? Experts answer your environmental dilemmas

Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong

Hand-washing aside, James Hamblin has not used soap for five years. He warns that our obsession with being clean is harming the microbiome that keeps us healthy

Cooking eased my exile and became my homage to the lives of immigrants

Preparing food helped me reconcile my old and new world. Now my restaurant produces a beautiful mongrel cuisine

How do we conquer Covid-19 fears now we can go out again?

Pay attention to your thoughts and apply logic. We’re often caught up in draining and irrational patterns of thinking

Are breathing techniques good for your health?

The market is flooded with books and classes claiming ‘breathwork’ can help with mental health, sleep and even Covid-19. But experts are not convinced

Doctors have failed when women in agony are dismissed as hysterics

The vaginal mesh scandal betrayed the intimate trust that should exist between doctor and patient, whatever their sex

Lockdown has been a bumpy ride towards rediscovering the joy of our marriage

I looked forward to spending more time with my wife – but it took a while before romance found its way back in

How to stop your glasses steaming up – and 19 other essential facts about face masks

How often should you wash a cloth mask? And how effective are the disposable ones? The expert guide to choosing, wearing and caring for your face covering