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Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk

Hikers may be inadvertently damaging the environment and risking their own health…

My daughter rarely bathes and her room is smelly, but says she doesn’t care

My 15-year-old daughter has zero sense of personal hygiene. She currently has…

Dartford Crossing charge firm doesn’t reply over payment errors

I have an account with Dart Charge as I use the Dartford…

I used to be a top, but it no longer works for me. How do I tell my partner I’ve become a side?

I’m a gay man who is in a long-term relationship. When we…

Water births do not increase risk of complications, study finds

Giving birth in a water bath does not increase the risk of…

Is there asbestos in your makeup? Why women with cancer are suing big beauty brands

Mention asbestos and disease, and most people’s thoughts turn to old, unstable…

‘We’ve talked for hundreds of hours’: the joy of volunteering as a telephone friend

All best friends were strangers once. Why, then, does reaching out to…

Breast isn’t best for every mother and baby | Letters

I read the article on the side-effects of using domperidone to aid…

My daughter took her own life, and I can’t face talking to anyone about it | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

A year ago I lost my beautiful daughter, 21, to suicide. It…

National lottery app can’t pay out my winnings

In November last year, I unexpectedly rediscovered an unused national lottery app…

Esure refuses to cover my home after policy expired

For the past few years I have had building and contents home…

‘You can do anything here!’ Why Lithuania is the best place in the world to be young

In the shade of a tree on a warm day in Vilnius,…

Never write yourself off! 25 things I’ve learned about getting fit – after almost 60 years of sloth

There’s no getting away from it: I come across as smug. In…

How learning about the science of shyness helped me

On the day I received an offer from my first-choice university, I…

‘It was empowering and joyful’: the UK women hiring private midwives

A growing number of patients are paying up to £8,000 to hire…

Why am I so afraid to accept that it’s time for me to retire? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

I have worked in higher education for more than 25 years. My…

‘The darkest period of my life’: I struggled to breastfeed – then a drug sent me spiralling

It is 11 days since I gave birth to my first baby.…

Sweat wisely! 22 etiquette rules for exercise – from swimming lanes to selfies

Outdoor runners have got their euphoria. In every other setting, exercise unleashes…

The problem with the nudge effect: it can make you buy more carrots – but it can’t make you eat them

Name: Behavioural nudges. Age: Nudge theory was popularised by the 2008 book…

The life sabbatical: is doing absolutely nothing the secret of happiness?

You might imagine that escaping from your everyday life would involve relocating…