‘I was cross that my child had to beg the prime minister for a drug’

Sue Barnley’s son has a rare fatal disease. Her family is having an increasingly bitter fight to get funding for his treatment

Tesco to stop selling lunchbox-size sugary Ribena and Capri-Sun

High-sugar drinks withdrawn over concerns about childhood obesity, but supermarket will still sell ‘no added sugar’ versions and larger bottles for adults

Judge bans father taking daughters to Nigeria for female genital mutilation

Court issues protection order preventing three sisters, aged six to 12, from being taken out of UK after mother testifies she has ‘never recovered’ from FGM herself

I don’t know how he does it! Meet the new superdads

Today’s fathers are learning how to juggle everything: career, family, friends, downtime. Sound familiar? Gaby Hinsliff meets the first generation of men attempting to have it all

From spotty skin to safe sex, I’m proud to help young people as a school nurse

All too often teenagers don’t know who their school nurse is, let alone where to find them, but being approachable is key to identifying health problems early

FGM: it’s cutting season and NHS staff must be alert to the dangers

There is a real need for extra vigilance in healthcare at this time of year. I urge all health professionals with suspicions about the safety of young girls to speak up