IVF hurdle for single women and lesbians to be overthrown
· 'Need for father' condition removed from rules· Specific ban on gender selection will be made law
He shoots, he scores, he lights another fag …
Just days before France played Portugal in the World Cup, photographers caught Zinedine Zidane having a crafty cigarette. It's not what we expect of sporting heroes, but, says Simon Hattenstone, that's because we've got very short memories.
I have. I’m not ashamed
Zoe Williams: If we can get women to speak about it without embarrassment, we can break the abortion taboo.
Living la dolce vita
Italians stay healthier for longer. So what's their secret? Could it be the long leisurely lunches at home ... or is it simply their refusal to jog? Italian journalist Guido Santevecchi dishes up a little friendly advice.
Cigarette ban planned for 16-year-olds
· Minister wants rise in legal age for buying tobacco· Tougher sanctions on shopkeepers proposed
‘There’s a desperate need for suitable drugs’
Madeleine Bunting visited MSF's HIV/Aids clinic in Mozambique last year to learn more about how to prevent the HIV virus being passed from mothers to their children. Six months on, a new treatment has been implemented for pregnant women but there is still a lack of drugs for children Read the March update here
‘Deeper! Faster! Harder! Yes!’
When Victoria Young went to a Manhattan gym, she soon found out why New Yorkers are better than us at getting fit - they really want to succeed.