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A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing and other woes, have left customers uncertain about the future of air travel.In the latest in a series of…

As a medically trained science writer and, until recently, long-term insomniac, I’ve long been fascinated by sleep — why it’s so important to our health and the best ways to get more of it.The latest science clearly shows that good sleep…

Sir Bob Geldof has revealed that he was in touch with Sinead O'Connor just before she was found dead, calling her a 'great woman' who was 'full of a terrible loneliness'.The singer, 71, said her text messages in recent weeks had been a…

BOOK OF THE WEEKBABI YAR: THE STORY OF UKRAINE'S HOLOCAUST by Anatoli Kuznetsov (Vintage £20, 528pp)On my bookshelves I have hundreds of accounts of World War II and its horrors. A few I have even written myself, so this is a subject I…