‘my girl’s had asix-pack since she was three!’

The September sun was still warm when I reached the familiar stretch of beach. I glanced up at a messy display of cotton-wool clouds in the sky. They were bobbing randomly overhead and I almost felt I

Liz had a theory about what was behind the rumours of witches and buried treasure

The word should invoke a sense of lightness and frivolity. Instead, those with a front row seat to how it feels to be a girl in 2024 are sounding the alarm. And our own data confirms that girlhood is not just in flux, but in crisis. From the influence of a culture of misogyny on coming of age to the harms inflicted by years-long waiting lists for appropriate care, WH gives this life stage a health check – and asks where it leaves a generation of young women and the people who love them

THIS FESTIVE SEASON, CHEF PAUL AINSWORTH’S ELEGANT RECIPES PUT A BRITISH TWIST ON A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS EVE FISH FEAST

Follow our easy plan to get your feast on the table using just one oven… THE DAY BEFORE ■ Prepare the turkey, butternut squash, stuffing balls, gravy stock, sprout gratin, and trifle (except cream lay

MISMATCHED FINANCES. OPPOSING IDEOLOGIES. CHANGING JOBS, LOVE LIVES, FAMILY STRUCTURES –THE LIST GOES ON… 2024 HAS BEEN AYEAR THAT TESTED OUR FRIENDSHIPS IN MANY WAYS. SO JUST HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE ARAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD WITH YOUR CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS INTACT?