Jamie Oliver condemns Theresa May for scrapping free lunches

Prime minister ‘will regret’ move to slash number of primary school children eligible for free meals, says chef

A moment that changed me: living on my own, and taking control of my life

Moving into a flat alone in my 30s gave me a sense of freedom and a new emotional space in which my creative self could grow

Yes, Barbie has got bigger. But her old body-image message endures

The Fashionista range is meant to depict ‘ordinary’ women, but my daughter’s reaction shows that the original, abnormally thin Barbie is still idealised

Sweetness of woodruff lingers down the ages

Country Diary: Benthall Edge, Shropshire This plant has had a symbolic, medicinal and folkloric importance for centuries

Therapy ‘has long-term benefits for mothers with depression’

CBT has positive effects on mental health, financial empowerment and parenting skills, long-term study shows

A stitch in time saves stress down the line

Renaissance in needlecraft is fuelled by huge social media interest

We all grow old – don’t let the age industry stigmatise it

It’s great that we can live healthily beyond middle age; bad if the need to defy time becomes a tyranny

Vaginal mesh left me in agony. When will women’s health be taken seriously?

Women have lost their bladders, their bowels, their sex lives – yet feel ignored and helpless. Now lots of women are suing the NHS it’s time these operations ended

Scotland a happy place? Don’t make me laugh

All these wellbeing surveys are a plot to convince us that we don’t need another referendum

Should link between dementia and artificial sweeteners be taken with a pinch of salt?

How people’s capacity for forgetfulness and lies may have impacted on research tying stroke and dementia to diet drinks