My Ab Fab family
In the sitcom inspired by Jessica Howie's mum, Lynne Franks, the daughter Saffy was the sensible one. Real life was a bit different.
Obesity linked to TVs in toddlers’ bedrooms
The first research into TV and pre-school obesity blames the growing practice of giving toddlers their own bedroom TVs.
Outlook grim for conjoined babies
The twin baby girls who share a single heart and liver were yesterday spending their first day of life at Great Ormond Street hospital shielded from the tabloid which has paid their parents for their story by a court injunction, writes Sarah Boseley.
Your NHS performs poorly in ratings
TV overnights: An evening of health programming gave BBC1 one of its worst ratings performances of the year so far. By Owen Gibson.
Is the MMR spin about to get really wild?
Comment: The government used TV advertising once before and what followed was a significant reduction in the number of children receiving the vaccine. By Rod Liddle.
A heart-rending choice
January 30 1996: The abortion debate used to split between those who upheld the foetus's right to life and those who believed in a woman's right to choose. Feminists and the rest of the liberal world were clear about which side of the fence they were on. Not any more. Kate Figes re-examines the issues.
A guide to slimming
1961: Every magazine, it seems, gives dietary information these days. Sometimes this is good and is written by qualified people; often it is sheer nonsense, says Eugenie Fordham.