Want the perfect job? It’s £44k for a four-day week – but you have to go into the office

Short working hours, a brief commute and endless cups of tea are in, but working from home isn’t on the menu, according to a new survey

UK health trusts suspend home birth services as midwives shortage deepens

‘Crisis’ in maternity care leaves expectant mothers facing difficult births in hospital or without support at home

Country diary: In rural Britain, some signs are more polite than others

Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire: While nature reserves ask, private estates demand

A step away from the Lakes: walking the ‘Camino’ of Cumbria

The newest section of the all-encompassing England Coast Path, from Whitehaven to Silecroft, takes in beaches, blustery dune lands and bird-filled clifftops

We need to protect breastfeeding women from voyeurs – so why did the debate get so weird?

British MPs are trying to make it illegal to photograph nursing mothers without their consent. But they’re facing some very strange arguments

Sleep at 10pm linked to lower risk of heart disease, study finds

Early or late bedtimes may result in individuals missing cues that help reset body clock each day

Go with the flow: how period clothing went mainstream

Period underwear is branching out into leak-proof exercise clothes, swimsuits, sleepwear – even blankets. Is this finally the end of tampons and pads?

Exposed: UK clinics still offering to ‘restore virginity’ before marriage

Undercover reporters for ITV documentary find procedure widely available in London

Stella Creasy on her lonely maternity cover battle: ‘Women should be able to have kids and do politics’

The Labour politician is used to fighting battles – but can she win her latest: convincing her colleagues to back proper maternity cover for fellow members?

It’s scandalous so few pregnant women in the UK are vaccinated against Covid

It’s the wise thing to do for mother and child, yet official advice has been insufficient and mixed, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett