The main trend revealed on the catwalks is that, as the use of weight-loss drugs booms, women are expected to be thinner than ever

Maybe our fears about the ill effects of social media, screen time and doomscrolling are wasted on the young

Lunch with a stranger would became the meeting of an extension of our family

The British-Australian actor on the perils and pleasures of being herself

When a true crisis strikes, there’s often nothing really telling that you can do – other than be there and be kind

The new parenting approach can look like just another way of telling us we are bringing our kids up wrong

Chart-topping musician Self Esteem talks rage, love, poetry – and why she'd like to be Enya

You might notice my column has a fresh new photo – less visible is my abject horror

If eight to 12-year-olds were left to their own devices, what would they buy?

Mummy is working very very hard.

Mummy is working very very hard.

Ella Al-Shamahi is the erudite presenter of a breathtaking new series about our 300,000-year history. But her own evolution story isn’t short of drama ei...

Every July the heat arrives and every year we seem to have forgotten it was coming… maybe because it makes us all feel a little bit unhinged

Married women in 2025 can choose from being committed, surrendered, hot, trad… The only certainty is that contradiction is at the heart of a marriage

Interview with a friend who broke her pelvis on a solo hike

Selling fashion on resale sites brings much circularity and a little profit, too. But it has a huge impact on charity shops. Maybe it’s time to just let your old clothes go…

“Once you have established a real relationship, with trust and affection, then perhaps you can discuss her inherited bigotry,” counsels Eva Wiseman in this week’s Ask Eva column.

Weight Watchers may have filed for bankruptcy after losing too many pounds, but don’t think diet culture has lost its grip – it’s simply rebranded itself for another generation

With its conservative signposting and cartoonish take on beauty, there is a refreshingly straightforward message behind ultra-femme makeup

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The megastore may be returning. Hallelujah, we’ve earned it

Low school attendance is a symptom of the problem, an expression of something deeper

About five, six years ago I got a call from an unknown number.

After attaining comfort and a shift in the culture, high heels have returned – for some a symbol of retrogressive femininity, and others, a protest

Snow White has sparked outrage across the board, but why is no one worried about its messaging on beauty?

Efficiency slices and barges its way through delicate structures, leaving the most vulnerable flailing

Fearsomely authentic, Carrie Coon has dazzled in a host of roles, from The Leftovers to Gone Girl and Fargo. With the latest season of The White Lotus glueing us to our screens, she talks about US pol...

Apparently we’re in ‘the Age of Anti-Ambition’ – but the ick we feel towards those who are openly wanting is misplaced

Far from the gentle time off it’s billed as, the reality of maternity leave can be scary, lonely and destabilising

Open up and let the shame in… It will set you free

Over turmeric tea one evening, double Oscar winner Cate Blanchett talks about the secret of relationships and how to survive the current news cycle. The answer? Jump into the ice…

The US continues to roll back trans, gay and abortion rights, and the UK is not immune to any of it

Reports are revealing the true harm done by incarcerating women under the guise of protecting them, writes Eva Wiseman