Do some of us avoid tragedy by unconsciously foreseeing it? Some scientists now believe that the brain CAN predict events before they happen. In fact, we may be subconsciously sampling the future more or less continuously.  Newsmonster investigates.....

Natalie Wells’ felt a strange ‘presence’ comforting her when she was giving birth to her son. She believes it was the soul of her dead brother, who is with her whenever she is troubled or in need.....

Once such stories were roundly dismissed as comforting delusions but now scientists in a top American university appear to have found proof that the dead really can talk to us through mediums. Newsmonster investigates.  

Widely derided by sceptics, spiritual healing is now available on Britain's National Health Service. A small but growing band of doctors and nurses are convinced that it does actually work. Recent scientific trials also suggest that it offers hope to patients.

Newsmonster investigates..... 

First apppeared in the Daily Mail under the headline 'Could spiritual healing actually work?'