The great escape

Laura London, 41, lives in north London and is a professional magician. I saw magic for the first time when I was eight and was instantly obsessed. After that, I spent all my pocket money on tricks. I

If your Act One was all about figuring out who you were, and Act Two was about proving it to everyone else (whilst juggling a million glass balls), Act Three is where you get to drop the mask, reclaim

Canned. Sacked. Given the chop. There’s no nice word for getting fired. But there is a way up... Here, former US glossy magazine editors Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill share their personal roadmap

Anna Britten was fed up with the daily grind... so when she reached midlife she made a dramatic change…

Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities

Women’s happiness has declined over the last 20 years while men’s has increased, says the economist Corinne Low. Claire Cohen meets her