Family affair

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The sun was a perfect scarlet sphere hovering over the shimmering sea. On the horizon the mountain range had turned a dusky pink. As Beth’s gaze settled on the tiny island something glinted, a flash o

STYLIST EDITOR ALIX WALKER FINDS HER HAPPY PLACE AT THE RITZ-CARLTON MALDIVES, FARI ISLANDS The setting: A caveat before I start: words cannot do The Ritz-Carlton Maldives justice. When you dream up a

Kate Humble honours the makers of her favourite kitchen tools with simple, seasonal recipes that are as joyful to cook as they are to eat

At 62 and back on the dating scene, Vanessa Feltz needs just three words to describe her past relationships. “A car crash”, she says. “My entire love life has been a complete abomination, a catastroph

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