New beginnings

One of the top experts on pests and diseases, Pippa gardens using organic methods. Garden writer Christine appears on BBC1’s The One Show. She is also a lecturer and tour leader. Matthew is Head of Ho

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

Our annual list of the UK &Ireland’s wealthiest stars aged 30 or under –and what they’ve spent it on

Crisp, buttery sprouts strewn with chestnuts and bacon: it will become your favourite festive side. The recipe uses a nifty two-step cooking process to get the very best out of every little green sphe

We’ve teamed up with Slimming World to bring you this fabulous eating plan

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