Men in UK enjoy more leisure time than women, study shows
ONS survey reveals men take an average of 40 minutes more than women, with mass media people’s main indulgence
Firms pledge extra veg help for those struggling with five a day
Sales of vegetables are continuing to fall, but help is on the way from takeaways and stores as well as schools and the workplace
Tory MP who has hour-long baths claims £662 water bill on expenses
Tim Loughton’s parliamentary accounts show he has been spending up to £50 a month on Thames Water supply
Labour calls for immediate end to use of vaginal mesh implants
Sharon Hodgson, shadow public health minister, says use of mesh implants is a ‘public health scandal’ as they have left some women in permanent pain
The joy of eggs – how ‘nature’s multivitamin’ shook off the scare stories
Decades of dud healthy-eating guidance sent the humble egg into nutritional exile. But with new advice about runny yolks suggesting that salmonella in raw eggs is a thing of the past, it’s time to lick the cake bowl again
What to do if you’re a Londoner worried about gonorrhoea? Test yourself, apparently
The bodged handover from personal consultation is a money-saving exercise – when infection rates are rising in the capital, says sex and relationship broadcaster Nichi Hodgson
STI warning as clinics close in London and self-testing is delayed
Six long-established sexual health clinics have shut as part of a move from face-to-face consultations to online services
‘Way ahead of the curve’: UK hosts first summit on mindful politics
Ministers to meditate with politicians from Israel, Sri Lanka and Sweden as part of event exploring benefits of mindfulness
Wellbeing enhanced more by places than objects, study finds
Research using brain scans finds people experience feelings of contentment from places more than from objects such as photographs or wedding rings
What you should say to somebody who has miscarried – and what you shouldn’t
Don’t offer explanations or try to ‘fix’ things, says journalist and fundraiser for miscarriage awareness Janet Murray