Wales bans intimate piercings for under-18s over health fears

Law forbids practitioners from working on areas including tongue, breast and genitals

I’m breastfeeding everywhere – and guess what? People are great about it

I’ve been truly surprised by the support of strangers. A kind word doesn’t take much but for anxious mums it means a lot, writes freelance journalist Nell Frizzell

Folic acid: new research is a ‘gamechanger’ in push to fortify British foods

Study concludes there is no need for an upper limit on folate, removing a further barrier to mandatory fortification that would prevent birth defects

Boots cuts price of morning-after pill across UK

Chemist follows Tesco and Superdrug’s lead on discount after initial refusal

Cheers? No thanks! Low- and no-alcohol lifestyle booms

Sales of beer and cider with under 1.2% alcohol soared by 30%

Call for ban on chocolate price cuts to fight obesity crisis

Charity also recommends 20% sugar tax on all confectionery after finding up to 29 teaspoons of sugar in one ‘sharing’ bag

My airport nightmare shows exactly why mums struggle to breastfeed

Heathrow’s lack of facilities is symptomatic of the complete lack of thought given to breastfeeding mothers in the UK, writes freelance journalist Sophie McBain

Black Men Walking: a hilly hike through 500 years of black British history

A new play by the rapper Testament was inspired by a walking group from Yorkshire. Our writer steps out with them on a trek across the wild, windswept moors

Health fears over boys as young as 13 using steroids for ‘good looks’

Children’s commissioners call for schools to tackle views of body image distorted by social media

‘I think I’ll be on a dose for ever’: steroid users on the quest for perfection

The archetype of an IPED user is changing. We speak to the new breed seeking the body beautiful