Do we really need eight hours sleep a night – and what happens if we don’t get it?
We’re told that sleep is a superpower, making us smarter, healthier and happier. But how much is enough? And is insomnia as bad for us as we think?
From trackers to gummies and CCTV, society has been gripped by sleep hysteria
We’re obsessing about sleep like never before. But much of the messaging is exaggerated, distorted and unhelpful, asks Royal Holloway Sleep Laboratory co-director Alice Gregory
How a ‘vacuum cleaner turned the other way’ became a popular solution to snoring disorders
Cpap machines were once used only for severe sleep apnoea but sleep medicine physicians say there has been a rise in prescribing for milder cases
How to create the perfect bed: seven things our sleep expert swears by
Our writer picks her favourite, tried-and-tested products for better sleep – from a bargain eye mask to a sustainable duvet
‘It works for me and it’s free!’: 18 tried-and-tested tips for better sleep
Struggling to nod off? From magnesium flakes to mental maths, knee pillows to boring podcasts, here are the things you – and we – swear by for a peaceful slumber
A perfect pillow, a ‘bargain’ Ikea mattress and more: the best sleep products on sale right now
From a bestselling Coop pillow to the Hatch sunrise alarm clock, these editor-tested picks are discounted for sleep awareness week
The Dutch method: could this improve your sleep – and social life?
Some may balk at Netherlanders’ ‘nothing to hide’ approach, but there is evidence their curtain customs could come with health benefits
Four tips to take a restful nap for once, according to our very sleepy experts
We asked a sleep psychologist and former ER doctor for advice on how to wake up energized and refreshed
I tried the latest sleep trick – and my husband and I were up all night
Cognitive shuffling is apparently the remedy for a spinning mind at 3am. But it made me question all my choices, writes Polly Hudson
Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic?
Experts say dangerous sleep apnoea affects an estimated 8 million in the UK alone, and everything from evolution to obesity or even the climate crisis could be to blame