The peak Christmas and New Year ski holiday weeks lie ahead – and the good news is that conditions on the slopes are some of the best that resorts in the Alps have seen in many years. It’s been a largely sunny week, though snowfall is now returning. The best snow depths are up at … Read more
Christmas travel plans have been thrown into chaos as hundreds of flights across Europe have been cancelled amid Storm Pia. KLM have grounded over 200 services alone, and British Airways have halted 24 of its routes as winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain wreak havoc. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning … Read more
Spread your surface area “When I teach students how to fall, they learn to do it without using their hands, as these are the first parts of the body to get injured when hitting the ground,” says Petrides. Repeated training means he now does the same, instinctively: “On one occasion I was going to dinner … Read more
In Papua New Guinea, where a majority of the adult population chews betel nuts, the rate of oral cancer per capita is the highest in the world. It is also the most common form of cancer among men and the second most common among women. In a country with a weak healthcare system and only … Read more
Sleep “Magnesium is involved in various processes that could impact sleep,” says Dr Guy Meadows, co-founder and clinical lead of Sleep School. “It plays a role in regulating neurotransmitters and hormones related to sleep, such as melatonin. Additionally, magnesium has a calming effect on the nervous system, potentially reducing stress and promoting relaxation, which are conducive … Read more
Two million people will be advised to boost their statin dose in order to slash their cholesterol levels under new NHS targets. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said the guidance could mean 145,000 fewer heart attacks, strokes and other cardiac incidents in the next decade. For the first time, Nice has … Read more
Paris will host the 2023 Olympics. It will be the third time that the French capital has hosted the Summer Games, but the most recent edition in the city was exactly 100 years ago, in 1924. World Athletics is standing by its ban of all Russian and Belarusian athletes from the biggest Olympic sport … Read more
Altwarg feels the same. “Back when I was living in Paris, I had no money at all, and I used to clown on the streets to save up. Once I had money, the first thing I did was run to the patisserie and buy a big, cream cake. Back then, I couldn’t imagine that I … Read more
If you’re one of our loyal Thrillist readers, you already know that right now is an excellent time to fly to Europe for very cheap, but we just caught wind of one of the best European flight deals we’ve seen announced in some time. Beginning Monday, Icelandic low-cost airline Play Airlines is running a holiday … Read more
Even before the scans and tests, it was clear to everyone that Catriona’s memory was severely failing. Although David Cameron was Prime Minister at the time, Catriona thought it was still Margaret Thatcher. We were finally, gently, told that she had Alzheimer’s. Catriona was prescribed a drug, donepezil, which we were told could stave off … Read more