Happy endings are good – happy beginnings are better

With starring roles in hit comedies, from Emily in Paris and Beef to Mean Girls the musical, Ashley Park shines brightly on both stage and screen. She talks film, fashion and female friendship with Frances Hedges

With summer almost over and kids getting ready to go back to school, many of us will be thinking about eating better and feeling energised. If you’re looking for some inspiration, the recipes in this five-day plan from Slimming World will help you get started. Follow the plan for two weeks and you could lose up to 7lbs.*

FROM THE PIONEERING ARTIST NOMINATED FOR A TURNER PRIZE TO THE FRIEZE DIRECTOR SET ON PROMOTING RISING TALENTS IN HER COMMUNITY, THESE ARE THE WOMEN INJECTING THE ART WORLD WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

Jazz up pasta with this easy pesto – it makes good use of any wilty greens. SERVES 6 PREP 15 MINS COOK 10 MINS ✱ 500g spaghetti, or any pasta shape ✱ 200g small courgettes, thinly sliced ✱ 2 x 125g ba

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

Cherry Healey, 43, is perhaps best known for presenting food and lifestyle shows. But here, she talks to Katy Sunnassee about her sporting side as she trains for her first HYROX event and takes part in Celebrity SAS