siestas


A teenager from Devon who self-harmed for five years sets up a new charity to help others.

A survey is suggesting that only a tiny minority of us are getting eight hours sleep a night. But do we really need that much?

Greece's interior minister wants civil servants to stay at their desk during the summer months

Punctuality is to make its debut in Peru. How well do other nations do on timekeeping?

Having a regular siesta in the middle of the day may reduce the risk of death from heart disease, research suggests.

Stretching out for a snooze after a Sunday roast is hard to resist - and now scientists have explained why.

Stretching out for a snooze after a Sunday roast is hard to resist - and now scientists have explained why.

Tourists and locals have a lot to adjust to as Spain's best-known music festival opens its doors once again.

The Monitor is home to quizzes, paper monitor and your letters.

Siestas are good for us - it's only natural to close those tired eyes.

BBC listeners and readers describe a day in their life on the African continent.

At three years old, Budhia Singh is already a marathon runner, writes Sandeep Sahu.

Continental-style siestas should become a part of British life to help cope with hotter summers, experts say.

Healthier food and regular breaks are urged in an effort to stop Britain's workplace "siesta syndrome".

The Spanish siesta is fast becoming an endangered institution, the BBC's Katya Adler reports.

The first National Convention of the Idle is taking place in the Italian town of Champoluc, near the Swiss border.

Members of Chile's Congress debate giving workers the right to take a 20-minute siesta after lunch.

In Tuesday's press, the exceptional heatwave, water resources and a firebrand vie for prominence.

UK workers are at an increased risk of accidents and ill health as the summer temperatures soar, says TUC.

India's foreign ministry rejects as "baseless" a magazine article claiming the Indian PM drinks whisky and falls asleep in meetings.

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