Hairdressers in England face ‘stampede’ for post-lockdown appointments

With salons reopening on 12 April, customers now demand bold new looks to show off this spring

A year of emotional eating? Don’t feel guilty. We need comfort, not ketosis

Many of us will leave lockdown a few pounds heavier than we started it, but there is no shame in finding pleasure in food, writes Emma Beddington

‘Reclaiming women’s bodies from shame’: a photographic illumination of ageing

Over 12 months, Ponch Hawkes has shot more than 400 nude women over 50 to fix a pervasive problem: ‘We don’t know what the bodies of older women actually look like’

The model who made Instagram apologise: Alexandra Cameron’s best photograph

‘My first picture of Nyome Nicholas-Williams was removed by Instagram. This one was taken as a celebration after it agreed to change its policy’

Weight loss ‘before and after’ photos don’t give us a full picture of our health

As a society we often celebrate thinness unequivocally, projecting virtue on slimmed down figures

The real thing: my battle to beat a 27-year Diet Coke addiction

I have been obsessed with the sugar-free soda since I was four, spending £500 a year on up to seven cans a day. This is what happened when I tried to quit

No more Mr Muscle: the activists championing body confidence for men

Body image issues are rising fast among men. But positivity campaigners are raising the profile of men of all shapes and sizes

How Rihanna made plus-size men the next big thing

Body diversity in the fashion industry is given a huge boost as the singer uses larger male model in underwear show

Mulan: why it was a missed opportunity to create a strong Asian woman on screen

In casting waif-like Liu Yifei in its live-action remake, Disney squandered its chance to show a Chinese audience that girls can be both beautiful and tough