Wellbeing index points way to bliss: live on a remote island, and don’t work

First annual results of Measuring National Wellbeing Programme show teenagers and pensioners have key to happiness

Feeling anxious about what will be done with this wellbeing index data?

Oliver Burkeman: Lying beneath all this is a philosophical conundrum: that aiming for happiness often makes it harder to achieve

Two-thirds of British adults fail to take recommended amount of exercise needed to keep them healthy, research shows

David Smith is disappointed by the much-feted novelist Uzodinma Iweala's non-fiction account of Aids in Africa

Childbirth expert Dr Tony Falconer says bigger centralised units would be able to provide better care

Cross-party inquiry comes as investigation finds tiny number of abortion clinics in breach of administrative protocols

Celebrity chef condemns education secretary's plan to investigate school dinners as unnecessary and a waste of time

Culture secretary admits 'big challenge ahead' as Sport England finds fewer aged 16-25 are taking part

The Commons has a chance next week to start dealing effectively with a debilitating and costly blight on the life of many in the UK

Michael White: The Everest deaths show it's hard to balance liberty and safety, but a report suggesting half a glass of wine a day goes too far