The rise of ‘house hushing’: is it the key to a tranquil life?

‘House hushing’ is a new interiors trend that’s making (the right kind of) noise in these troubling times. Here, experts reveal how to turn down the volume and create peace

Experience: I have Alice in Wonderland syndrome

I felt as if my hands and arms started to grow, and the room was closing in on me

‘My daughter started to run a fever’: Britain’s swimmers on how sewage changed their summer

With pollution at high levels and growing worse, some keen swimmers have stopped going in the sea. Many have felt the impact on their mental health – not to mention the pain and discomfort of E coli

Still, sparkling or hot? My parents only drink warm water – it’s their cultural cure-all

It’s not uncommon for people in the Chinese community to prefer drinking hot or warm water over cold or tap, even if that means bringing your own Thermos

Manchester’s minority ethnic women to tell ‘untold stories’ of childbirth

Oral history project will preserve experiences, traditions and cultural practices of black and Asian mothers

Women with poor mental health ‘have 50% higher risk of preterm birth’

Study of more than 2m pregnancies in England found link between severity of mental health difficulties and adverse outcomes at birth

The psychological immune system: four ways to bolster yours – and have a happier, calmer life

All of us will experience pain and stress, but the brain has some smart ways to protect us. Here is how to get prepared for periods of adversity

I have never wanted children – and don’t think I will change my mind

My partner, however, always assumed that one day he would be a dad

‘I thought of all the times I’d had to shout and my heart shrivelled up’: life with my hearing-impaired father

Their relationship was marked by confusion and frustration – until an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prompted author Katherine Heiny to take her father for a hearing test

Don’t feel pressured, learn to ‘simmer’ and keep experimenting: how to have great sex at every stage of life

Expert tips on a fun, fulfilling sex life – for teenagers, octogenarians and anyone in between