First impressions

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

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

She has a number-one album, a billion-times streamed song and a global tour under her belt. But it’s love, happiness and contentment that has Beabadoobee really excited…

BITS This year’s a game changer. With Venus moving through Aries for longer than usual in early 2025, the spotlight’s on romance. There’s also change for the better in your career. You can achieve lot

Want this to be the year you step out of your kitchen comfort zone? Lisa Harris discovers 20 new ingredients, cooking techniques and global cuisines that will help transform your cooking