Coronavirus lockdown caused sharp increase of insomnia in UK

Rise in worry-related sleep was particularly pronounced among mothers, research finds

How can I stop being attracted to deeply damaged men?

My father was an abusive alcoholic and everyone I have been involved with in recent years has had addiction issues. How can I escape this negative pattern?

Ed Sheeran reminds us that eating disorders affect men, too

Problematic relationships with food are not ‘female’ afflictions – and the more male celebrities who speak honestly about their experiences, the better, says Arwa Mahdawi

Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong

Hand-washing aside, James Hamblin has not used soap for five years. He warns that our obsession with being clean is harming the microbiome that keeps us healthy

The Asian hiking group blazing a trail through Scotland’s peaks

Boots and Beards is helping Glasgow’s Asian population to discover freedom, camaraderie and mental wellbeing in the Scottish mountains

‘Dad’s a dictator, anything goes with Mum’: how masks and distancing rules are dividing Britain

What do you do when your loved ones flout the law – or nag you about going out? As lockdown eases, attitudes to Covid-19 seem more polarised than ever

If Zac Efron has a ‘dad bod’, what hope is there for the rest of us?

The age of dad prefixes has surely run its course, says the Guardian’s deputy fashion editor Priya Elan

My life in sex: the woman whose husband has given up

We have occasional hugs and brief kisses, but that’s it. He doesn’t seem to care

UK set to bring in strict new junk food rules including pre-9pm ad ban

Measures expected to go beyond curbs on advertising to include in-store restriction

Covid-19 threatens access to abortions and contraceptives, experts warn

Unplanned pregnancy rates have fallen globally, report finds, but coronavirus could endanger access to services