Nicotine teens and emphysemic adults
Beryl Bainbridge, Germaine Greer and Johnny 'Cigarettes' Sharp talk about cigarettes and the part nicotine has played in their lives.
The winners … and the losers
The ban may be bad news for jazz clubs and cigarette machine manufacturers, but just think what it will do for patio-heater sales ... By Laura Barton.
Strike a pose
The cigarette has been a fashion accessory for decades. By Jess Cartner-Morley.
‘Ask me anything!’
She's a feminist, a maverick and the coolest woman in rock - and from now on Beth Ditto will be helping women's page readers with their dilemmas every fortnight. Here she explains why she feels well qualified to offer advice.
What would Beth Ditto do?
The truth is, there are so many pressures on the outside that push us to stay in the closet, and so many pressures on the inside that push us to come out.
A catastrophe in waiting
Johnjoe McFadden: Action has to be taken urgently to confront the deadly resurgence of tuberculosis.
Plans for clamp on teenage smoking
Ministers consider ban on packs of 10.
Wine, women, motorbikes, bonding … who says middle age is a crisis for men?
Barbara Ellen: I, for one, am looking forward to the forthcoming Wild Hogs movie, already a huge smash-hit in the US. It's one of those bittersweet takes on the male midlife crisis, with Travolta and other big names burning up the tarmac in a motorbike club.
Woman loses final embryos appeal
Natallie Evans, left infertile after cancer treatment, loses last legal chance to use her frozen embryos after court ruling.
Eaten alive
Can the best way to treat dead or diseased skin really be to immerse yourself in a pool of ravenous creatures? Lucy Atkins on the rise of 'doctor fish'.