Digested week: As wildfires rage, should I buy a helicopter or marry a guy with a bunker?
Plus, train toilet roulette, an astonishingly stoic hiker and the tradwife paradox
Amid the social and political panic about falling birthrates, why not ask new mothers what they think?
Medals and cash bonuses have been mooted as incentives, but the priority is for policy that addresses women’s real concerns, says author and journalist Lucy Jones
‘I don’t know where the kids will go’: beloved football cage in east London to be demolished
Hackney council will close Keith Miller sports pitch at end of year to build urgently needed social homes
Tick bites are on the rise in the US and UK. Here’s how to protect yourself
Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans
Man in his 70s dies after being injured by cattle on Norfolk estate
Police investigate incident on parkland near 17th-century National Trust country house popular with walkers
Fitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Telegram
Ambassadors for Gencore Global directed followers to Telegram channels promoting steroids, prescription medicines and experimental peptides
Roll up, roll up! Older generation find joy and fearlessness in circus
Juggling, trapeze and hula hoop classes for over-50s are taking off as people rediscover their inner child and tap into health benefits
Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time linked to higher risk of cancer death
Study suggests even light activity such as ironing could reduce health risks linked to prolonged sedentary behaviour
From birth until death: how the ethnicity pain gap follows people through life
Patients from minority ethnic backgrounds often have to demonstrate higher levels of pain, only to receive less effective treatment
UK poll highlights fears about access to emergency contraception
Doctors say survey shows need for morning-after pill to be available at corner shops, petrol stations and supermarkets