Gay parents fight to leave Thailand with surrogate baby daughter

US man and Spanish husband have been refused consent by surrogate mother to leave country after she claims they were not ‘an ordinary couple’

Women rarely regret their abortions. Why don’t we believe them?

A US study has revealed that 95% of women who have had abortions believe it was the right decision. Yet, both in the US and UK, reproductive rights are increasingly under threat – it’s time to fight the stigma

Spanish hospital that took UK woman’s baby did so in ‘best interests of child’

Londoner Stacie Cottle, now reunited with her three-week-old daughter, is considering taking legal action against hospital near Malaga

‘Life-saving’ bindis and iron fish: original health ideas for poorer countries

Healthcare products for developing world markets need to be simple, scalable and culturally appropriate to work

Greece records lowest life satisfaction rating of all OECD countries

For more than half of the 34 nations, life satisfaction levels have not returned to pre-economic crisis rates, an ONS report shows

Protein World’s ‘beach body ready’ ads do not objectify women, says watchdog

Controversial campaign accused of ‘body-shaming’ cleared in UK despite nearly 400 complaints, as it attracts protests in New York

The green diet: how to eat healthy and save the planet

As dieticians increasingly focus on the environment, they’re finding that what’s better for the earth is usually better for the body

Skinny jeans – more likely to make you look stupid than damage your health

The story about the dangers of tight jeans is merely a great opportunity to show photos of celebrities such as Kate Moss and Russell Brand wearing them

Festivals, flights and fulfilment: welcome to the post-digital world

However well-connected it makes us, cyberspace is lonely. That’s why, more and more, we are looking for live experiences

Tobias Jones Q&A: ‘When you’ve got lice or nits in your hair, are you allowed to kill them?’

Tobias Jones talks about the communal refuge he runs, the criteria for allowing newcomers in and the effect of his faith