Liberia needs to muster the courage to ban FGM
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has called on others to ban female genital mutilation, yet her country is poised to miss an opportunity to end the practice
Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list
US campaigner made Obama take action on female genital mutilation, and got practice banned in the Gambia
When’sa your Dolmio day? ‘Occasionally’, new labels to say
Mars Food’s pasta products, high in sugar and fat, to carry label advising shoppers that food is not for everyday consumption
Dublin drag queen turns pub into HIV-Aids testing centre
Panti Bliss hopes basement bar service will help arrest steep rise in infections among young gay men in Irish Republic
Adios siesta! Is it goodbye to Spain’s national nap?
New laws could see the Spanish finishing work at 6pm, and scrapping their afternoon snooze. For many, however, the changes will have little impact on working, social and family life
‘Damaging’ electrical fitness workouts should be regulated, say doctors
Experts warn that increasingly popular trend for whole body electrical stimulation is based on limited scientific evidence
Post-recession Britons are healthier, better off and living greener lives
National wellbeing snapshot covering period as UK shrugged off financial crisis finds improvements in 17 of its measures
The poppers ban is a veiled attack on pleasure
Whatever the reasoning behind the ban under the new act, it is fundamentally flawed. Alkyl nitrites are among the safest drugs we know
Dubai wants to be ‘world’s happiest city’. Report says it has a long way to go
The United Arab Emirates recently appointed its first ‘minister for happiness’, underlining Dubai’s ambitious plan to become the happiest city on the planet. But a new report suggests there is still much work to be done
All that striving for healthiness is making millennials more anxious than ever
Yoga, gym, diet, running – young people can’t take a break from their obsession with clean living and it’s beginning to be a drag