Bristle while you work
Is bullying becoming more common at work - or are we just getting more sensitive? As a City firm is ordered to pay £800,000 for its employees' 'offensive, abusive and intimidating' behaviour, Patrick Barkham investigates.
Stigma is the real assassin
Deborah Jack: Using 19th-century law to prosecute people for transmitting HIV is a disaster for public health
When giving up is not enough
He has helped millions quit smoking, but now - 23 years after he kicked a 100-a-day habit - Allen Carr has been diagnosed with lung cancer. So what are the risks for ex-smokers? Aida Edemariam finds out.
Boiled alive
The 2003 heatwave killed more than 30,000 people. It was the biggest natural disaster in Europe on record, according to the government's chief scientific adviser. And yet, as temperatures reach new highs, Britain is fretting about dried-out lawns and stuffy offices. Alok Jha looks at the dangers that really lie ahead - and how to survive them.
New trend alert: starlets bite back!
Actress Kate Hudson has successfully sued a magazine for suggesting she is anorexic. Is this the end for gossip rags' obsession with celebrity bodies? By Kira Cochrane.
‘We do go a bit mad in the sun’
· Britons struggle to keep cool in 36° temperatures
· Hunt for shade becomes the new national pastime
Keep your cool
This could be the hottest day ever recorded in Britain. But how can you escape the heat without turning on the air conditioning - and warming the planet even more? Dominic Murphy offers some tips on how to stay chilled with a clear conscience.
Don’t go mad in north London
Michele Hanson: Mavis has been terribly poorly with depression for months. What a ghastly illness. And the treatment on offer isn't very impressive: "Keep taking the pills." But they didn't work.
Bird flu vaccine
For the past two months, Observer Health Editor Jo Revill has been taking part in a clinical trial of the safety of a vaccine for the human form of bird flu.