After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly

This week’s government announcement on school food standards is huge. It’s based on common sense and science. Beautiful, says chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver

The best mattress toppers for a more comfortable night’s sleep, tested

Whether you’re looking for memory foam, wool, cooling or firm, we reveal the toppers we rate – and whether they can really rescue a bad mattress

There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race – why, and how can you avoid it?

Since the ancient Olympics, athletes like Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk have experienced runner’s diarrhoea. What does the science say about extreme exercise’s ‘mechanical jostling of the intestines’?

Neither foam nor feathers – the perfect pillow for my neck and back is filled with buckwheat hulls

A small cotton tube stuffed with buckwheat hulls gave me firm, cool support that adapts to how I sleep

The best resistance bands in the UK to improve mobility and strength on a budget, tested

Loop and tube bands are cheaper than a gym membership and take up less space than weights – our exercise buff put 18 to the test

Are you washing your sportswear wrong? An expert guide to making it last longer

From sweaty kit to grubby trainers, here’s how to wash, repair and care for activewear more sustainably

Take good care of your tailbone. I didn’t – and my derriere has never been the same since

My coccyx still hurts from an extreme cycling challenge almost two decades ago. Is there anything it’s good for, asks Adrian Chiles

My wife swears by weighted blankets to sleep – and now I understand why

A 10-lb weighted blanket made a short night of sleep feel surprisingly restful – and I have found new uses for it too

Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm

Seeing a pallid, washed-out face in the mirror? Prepare to be diagnosed …

A moment that changed me: I felt hugely self conscious about my skin – until I had a revelation

For years, my vitiligo controlled my life, and I was constantly trying to disguise it. But one day, I realised I could take a very different and extremely liberating approach