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Ask Annalisa BarbieriMental healthYou are trying so hard, but at 22 he needs you to take a step back so he can breathe My 22-year-old son is about to start his third year of a four-year degree course, and he is living at home. He has always been quiet and introverted, but popular. Three years ago, when challenged by one of his sisters as to why he never tells us anything, he confided that he had been suffering from anxiety and feeling worthless.

SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhat is the origin of "the fuzz" (meaning police)? Penny Rudd, Geneva Switzerland I'm afraid it's a rather rude reference to female generative organs. mike woods, putney uk If Mike's answer is correct, it brings a fascinating new meaning to the term 'caught by the fuzz'. Several fascinating new meanings, in fact. Rob Redman, Brighton UK nothing do with short & curlies then?? Henry, amsterdam holland

IsraelObituaryAbba EbanIsraeli foreign minister who put his country on the map but was later confined to the wildernessThe Israeli statesman Abba Eban, who has died aged 87, used words, with fluency and accuracy, as his most potent weapons. It was Eban who, in 1978, said of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's Yasser Arafat that he "never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity". Eban first came to global attention three decades earlier, when he rose to address the General Assembly of the United Nations on May 5 1949.

André de Shields, centre, as Hermes, with the company of Hadestown at the Olivier, London. Photograph: Helen MaybanksAndré de Shields, centre, as Hermes, with the company of Hadestown at the Olivier, London. Photograph: Helen MaybanksTheatreReviewOlivier, London There are some cracking songs in Rachel Chavkin and Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting journey through the underworld This is a show that escapes easy definition. With music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell, it began life as a touring concert in 2006, was turned into a cult album and then, with the aid of director Rachel Chavkin, into an off-Broadway production.

Stevie Wonder This article is more than 11 years oldStevie Wonder backtracks from statement that gay people are 'confused'This article is more than 11 years oldSinger told the Guardian that 'people can misconstrue closeness for love', but now says his words were 'misunderstood'Stevie Wonder has retreated from a comment in an interview with the Guardian last week, when he suggested the singer Frank Ocean, and other gay people, might be "

MonarchyAnalysisTwo royal health announcements in one day show different approach since late queenEsther AddleyBuckingham and Kensington palaces announced procedures for King Charles, 75, and Princess of Wales, 42 When Queen Elizabeth was admitted to hospital for a night in October 2021 for “preliminary investigations”, the first the public learned of her health concerns was a front page story in the Sun. The monarch might have hoped not to cause a fuss, but the fact that royal reporters had been told she was advised to rest, but not that she was in hospital, led to feverish speculation over the true state of her health – and criticism of palace “secrecy”.

Kitchen aideFoodSalt and pepper are stock ingredients, but what can you substitute if someone is allergic to the black stuff? The Guardian’s product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. What do you give someone who can’t tolerate pepper, which seems to be an essential ingredient in every recipe I read?

Ex-KGB sleeper agent Karel Koecher worked for the CIA during the cold war. After spending years feeding information to the Russians, he was caught in 1986, jailed and then exchanged in a prisoner swap. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The GuardianEx-KGB sleeper agent Karel Koecher worked for the CIA during the cold war. After spending years feeding information to the Russians, he was caught in 1986, jailed and then exchanged in a prisoner swap.

The ObserverMoneyOlder people hired as ‘money mules’ by gangs as cost of living crisis bitesMore people in their 50s and 60s are being recruited to allow their bank accounts to be used in scams A growing number of people aged in their 50s and 60s are allowing their bank accounts to be used to move money illegally. Fraud experts say that among the increasing number being recruited as “money mules” – those who allow their bank details to be used to transfer criminals’ cash – are older account holders, as well as business owners who use company bank accounts.