‘It’s like the loss happened yesterday’: prolonged grief is now a disorder in the US – so how long is too long to mourn?

Losing a loved one can be life-changing and, for some, debilitating. Could a diagnosis help, or are we medicalising a natural human emotion?

‘I swear I saw faces in the darkness’: can you scare yourself happy?

From a walk in the woods at night to exploring a ghostly derelict building or riding a bloodcurdling rollercoaster, can a dose of fear make you forget your everyday worries?

‘My heart races every time I hear a siren’: Grenfell survivors speak out five years on from the tragedy

Grenfell’s former residents will never forget the fear and chaos of 14 June 2017, or the anger and grief that followed. They talk about the night when everything changed – and their long battles to regain some kind of normality

The people making a difference: the football coach bringing generations together

Niyah Campbell started a walking football team to get older players back on the ball. Seven years on, it’s still the social highlight of their week

‘We lost 72 beautiful people. For them, we keep fighting’: Grenfell survivors speak out five years on

The tower’s former residents will never forget the fear and chaos of 14 June 2017, or the anger and grief that followed. They talk about the night when everything changed – and their long battles to regain some kind of normality

At 34, I’m fitter than I have ever been – no thanks to the fat shamers

Like many women, my body has always felt like public property. Last year, I decided the two of us needed to work on our relationship, writes actor and comedian Evelyn Mok

Orgasm gap: how Hollywood and science neglected female pleasure

Emma Thompson is right – more women are missing out on orgasms. Why?

The diet that is right for you: putting a personalised nutrition app to the test

A gadget-rich programme says it will find out how you react to foods and teach you to eat the best ones

In your own time: how to live for today the philosophical way

What’s gone is gone, but don’t waste time worrying about that. Or on what comes next. The ideal way to age is to be in the moment

I’m nearly 60. Here’s what I’ve learned about growing old so far

The end of ambition, involuntary grunts and a mistrust of bathroom fittings. All things to look forward to …