Insomnia has a distinct misery to it, or at least it does for me. Despite providing your body with a nice soft bed and pillows, it’s refusing to cooperate and drift off. You know that your very same body will give you hell in the morning, and wait until you’re at work to decide it now really wants to go to sleep.

Over the past two decades scientists, perhaps sick of sleep deprivation themselves, have made breakthroughs in our understanding of insomnia. They’ve now completely reversed their stance on how insomnia is related to physical health problems. This, in turn, has overhauled how they approach its treatment.

Meanwhile, there is no conclusion in sight for the Middle East conflict. International politics experts Bamo Nouri and Inderjeet Parmar give their view on why it will be so hard to break the stalemate.

And if you’re interviewing for a job soon, be extra careful how you treat service workers on your way to the appointment. Read our explainer on the Duolingo taxi test to find out why.