Half of British pilots fall asleep on the job: Survey

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 21:36

More than half of Britain`s airline pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit and a third have woken up to find their co-pilot asleep, according to a survey.

Excessive use of internet `causing sleep problems`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 14:08

A new survey has revealed that one out of 10 people do not sleep properly at night in order to stay in touch on the internet.

Meet the man who paints and draws whilst sleeping

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 14:00

An artist is set to appear at one of London`s most bizarre attractions after sleep experts described him as a `sleep walking artist`.

Nile Rodgers doesn`t need sleep

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 08:40

Nile Rodgers survives on only two or three hours sleep a night and says he doesn`t need to sleep.

I like to be in bed by 10.30pm, says Dame Helen Mirren

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:34

Dame Helen Mirren, who looks back fondly on the wilder adventures of her youth, has revealed that though she would still love to `walk on the wild side`, she is just too tired and prefers to be in bed by 10.30pm.

Don`t let hot summer nights rob sleep

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 19:50

We end up having sleepless nights when the temperature mercilessly goes up and frequency of power cuts increases. If keeping windows open for fresh air is one way to get good sleep, there are more you can do to sleep like a baby.

Jennifer Lawrence hits the sack latest by 11 p.m.

Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 15:01

Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence is said to have joked that she is like an old woman because she prefers to have an early night rather than go to parties.

Hugh Hefner confesses to sleeping with `over a thousand women`

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 13:16

Hugh Hefner has admitted that he has slept with more than a thousand women, but insisted that he never cheated in any of his previous two marriages.

Now, alarm clock app that makes you solve logic puzzles to wake up

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 11:19

A new alarm-clock app rouses sleepy heads by making them solve complicated math equations, logic games and other puzzles.

Seals sleep with half their brains

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 15:48

Some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time have been identified - a discovery that Canadian researchers say could help in research into human sleep problems.