‘I’d struggle without it’: Little Stoke parkrunners on what it means to them

With Saturday’s parkrun cancelled on safety grounds, participants explain its benefits, from mental health to friendship

Councils might be desperate for cash, but charging parkrun isn’t the solution

I sympathise with hard-up councils – especially as more cuts are coming – but making people pay for parkrun will do more harm than good

Funding shortages force NHS to cut caesareans, coroner suggests

Inquest hears financial reasons seemed to be behind decision for a mother to have a natural birth despite her objections. Her baby died days later

When’sa your Dolmio day? ‘Occasionally’, new labels to say

Mars Food’s pasta products, high in sugar and fat, to carry label advising shoppers that food is not for everyday consumption

Something in the water: is fluoride actually good for cities?

Newcastle adds fluoride to drinking water. Hull does not. More than 50 years since it became a default health intervention, why does the debate rage more fiercely than ever?

Obesity epidemic is fuelling rise in womb cancer, charity warns

Data from Cancer Research UK shows stark increase in proportion of women with disease over 20-year period

Cosmetic treatment industry given strict rules to protect vulnerable

Regulations mean doctors must avoid irresponsible advertising and personally manage patient consent process

Amy Schumer is fuelling plus-size prejudice, not fighting it

The comedian protested at being included in a plus-size edition of Glamour magazine. But her reaction was purely self-regarding – and smacked of hypocrisy

Number of deaths in England and Wales hits 12-year high

Public Health England says less effective flu vaccine may have contributed to largest percentage rise in deaths since 1968

A moment that changed me: discovering I was allergic to sunlight

A traumatic experience at an outdoor swimming pool led to an equally traumatic diagnosis – but there is hope