Should I feel bad for still wanting to have sex now I am 87?

My wife and I have slept in separate bedrooms because of my snoring for 30 years. But I still want us to have sex – which she thinks is odd. Is she right?

I wanted to know how to increase my life expectancy. Do I really have to avoid everything?

The advice was to limit alcohol, avoid high-sugar foods and decrease saturated fats – but warnings like this are just going to encourage me, writes Annie Macmanus

What happened when I stopped hurrying – and discovered the joy of slowing down?

In a new series, broadcaster and writer Joan Bakewell shares how, after a lifetime of rushing about, she got a taste of life in the slow lane

‘I’m lovingly angry’: Marianne Levy on why mothers are expected to suffer in silence

A new memoir brings humour to the everyday pain of pregnancy and motherhood. By Emma Beddington

Birthing women may feel fear, but it should not be about midwives and obstetricians

A disturbing trend has emerged in coverage of birth trauma, but medical professionals are not people parents should have to assert themselves against

I’ve quit single-use travel minis in favour of refills

There is no justifiable reason to buy those tiny shampoo bottles when you could use a plastic-free solid bar

As tans fade from culture, I’m finally going to give up the sun worshipping

My lifelong fixation with tanning pales in comparison to its inherent dangers. Which means a new holiday wardrobe is required

Can knowing your ‘love language’ transform your relationship?

A 30-year-old book on the five ways of showing someone you love them has become an unlikely TikTok sensation. I tried them out on my partner

What’s your love language? Take our quiz and find out

Gary Chapman’s 1992 book The Five Love Languages – currently enjoying a TikTok revival – says there are a handful of different ways we like to feel loved. Which one presses your buttons?

Dizziness, headache, dry skin … how to spot heatstroke – and avoid it in the first place

Are you just wilting a little, suffering from heat exhaustion or risking death from full-blown heatstroke? Here’s how to tell the difference and protect yourself, your friends and family – and your pets