A job for life
Dermot Finch: Poor health and high unemployment go hand in hand in Britain's urban areas. Fix worklessness, and life expectancy will rise
Welcome to the era of anxiety
Generalised anxiety disorder is the world's biggest mental health problem. But do we really have anything to worry about? Report by Harriet Green
The boss
Rebecca Jordan: Glastonbury inspires the type of creativity that can also enrich our working lives
Debt destroyed my family
In the 90s, Samantha Downes's parents bought an inn. All went well at first, but the economic downturn led to financial struggle - which ended in tragedy
‘I didn’t want to show any weakness’
Should you tell bosses and colleagues if you are diagnosed with a serious illness? By Alice Wignall
One man’s lonely struggle to get justice for ugly people
Lucy Mangan: Gonzalo Otalora has written a book entitled ¡Feo! (Ugly!), which calls for the taxation of good-looking people to counteract the natural advantages they have over munters
Fighting back
What would happen if sudden illness or injury at university forced you to reassess all your career objectives? Hazel Davis meets three graduates who triumphed over adversity
Workplace bullying in the UK
Maureen Levey explains how three years' worth of bullying in the workplace led to her being hospitalised
Non-stop pressure
Children are apparently stressed out by having to take tests at school, but this is only a taste of what lies in store for them in the workplace.
Food for thought
If you weigh more then when you started your course, you're not alone - it's just a case of 'fat fresher syndrome'. Joanne Christie discovers how to stay healthy while you're studying.