Female genital mutilation parties being held in UK, MPs told
Health professionals tell committee that 'cutters' are flown into Britain for events at which up to a dozen girls may be mutilated
Cosmetic surgery and teenagers – a disaster waiting to happen
Young women feeling insecure, media pressure to get the 'perfect body' and an unregulated industry exploiting a growing market all add up to a looming crisis. So why won't the government step in, asks Jane Martinson
Forget Ging Gang Goolie. Today’s Guides are taking on body fascism
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Feminism and body confidence badges have pushed out the leaky tent horrors of my youth. I just pray that they work
Girlguiding launches body confidence badge in effort to boost self-esteem
Charity hopes to unmask beauty myths, expose airbrushing and encourage Guides to spread the message
The sex bloggers give their advice
Why hasn't he called? What's the best kind of relationship? Are my genitals normal? Five experts answer these and other questions
Marlboro marketing campaign aimed at young people, anti-tobacco report says
Marlboro cigarette maker Philip Morris 'breaching its ethical code' with adverts that try to 'persuade the young to smoke'
Forget Westminster’s punch and judy: young people now get political online
Kajal Odedra: The web and social media have changed politics: young people – far from being disengaged – can now get real results
Education is central to ending FGM
Ban Ki-moon: A practice that demeans, dehumanises and injures is not a tradition, it's a human rights violation. Headteachers can help stop this
Cancer’s lost generation: the teens and young adults ‘forgotten in the middle’
Hannah Partos: While overall cancer survival rates have improved, young people fare less well – and their symptoms are often dismissed
Can Clare’s Law really stem the violence towards women that young people feel is ‘normal’ and deserved?
After Christmas, Clare's Law will allow us to ask the police if our partner has a history of domestic violence. But that's where even bigger problems start, says Eva Wiseman