Hack your holidays!

We suspect you know where you were, half a decade ago this spring, when then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to ‘stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. But as research paints an increasingly detailed picture of the ways in which those years shaped everything from our health habits to our identities, academics are asking a different question: who were you back then? And who are you now?

The majority of back pain resists any sort of treatment or diagnosis because it’s an emotional pain, says Dr John Sarno. Cate Montana investigates

Head to the Austrian alps for a hiking and spa break that will leave you feeling on top of the world, says travel writer Mary Comber.

Our relationships with our families – and with our siblings – can be complex things. Whether there has been a specific issue that caused conflict, or you’ve simply grown apart over time, how can we reconnect with our kin or repair our bonds?

The climate crisis is a risk that our minds struggle to deal with, but psychological insights can help catalyse action

I believe that if you’re going to bother with deep-frying, you might as well fry everything! Essentially translating as “fried mixed”, fritto misto transports me to the Amalfi Coast, and the joys of a