The writer of Punch and Dear England on his ‘social mission’ to highlight the unique pressures faced by young men today, and how the arts can act as a bridge

The UK’s most famous female historian has a PhD and 19 books under her belt but she still feels replaceable. Maybe her male colleagues could learn something, she tells Helen Rumbelow

The testimonies of those who fought off the attack brought home both their bravery and the weakness of our knife control laws

The psychiatrist Ed Bullmore believes our immune system could hold the key to one of medicine’s most misunderstood mental illnesses

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

In the 1990s, anyone aspiring to assist the devil in Prada had to ace an exam to prove their cultural capital. But how would that be tested now?

Sally Rooney, the author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends, has backed Palestine Action. What will she do next?

A decade on from his conviction, the trader has been cleared. The impact on his family has been devastating

She’s defiant about sun worship, and so are Gen Z

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In court I watched the heiress and her partner, Mark Gordon, claim to be victims. But they prized freedom above their baby’s life

Every week Fiona Chiplen and Adam Baker are asked, ‘Can you help me die?’ As the bill to make it law goes through the Lords, they talk to Helen Rumbelow

From grenade-throwing contests to marching drills, Pasha Talankin filmed how his school was being used as a military recruiting centre. Now the teacher turned film-maker is in hiding

Just as the Amazon founder’s Venice wedding to Lauren Sánchez is looming, along comes Mountainhead, a drama skewering Silicon Valley by the creator of Succession. By Helen Rumbelow

Investigative journalist whose forensic reporting revealed the systematic sexual abuse of girls by men of Pakistani heritage, dies aged 60

Helen Rumbelow thought there wasn’t space in the TV schedule for another show on the love lives of young people. So what did she make of Virgin Island?

The education system is unfit for adolescents and future employers, two experts tell Helen Rumbelow

She took on Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew. Despite her victories, she couldn’t break free

Jeannie Rice is fitter than most women are in their twenties. Scientists are baffled

Anna Rebowska was encouraged to pursue a role that required less talking, she tells Helen Rumbelow

Roxy Longworth has launched a campaign about child safety online. She tells Helen Rumbelow why it’s needed

It’s more than a decade since the Hollywood star blamed oral sex for his illness. Helen Rumbelow on how the HPV virus became a male problem

Male violence towards women is a poison in our society that is inexplicably tolerated and even endorsed

The author of The Big Short talks about his new book, which puts him on a collision course with Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and the tragic loss of his teenage daughter

In Alive, the doctor Gabriel Weston delves into the workings of human organs

The self-styled ‘dragon lady’ behind the unashamedly strictest school in Britain has some stern advice for soft, middle-class parents

The stand-up talks about dating during radiotherapy, tracking down his biological father — and how cancer saved his relationship with Shappi Khorsandi

Musk has described ‘Lil X’ as his ‘cuteness prop’ — but his mother seems less delighted

In 2022 Ellen Roome returned home to find her 14-year-old son Jools dead. She still can’t find out if social media played a role in his death

The story of an influencer who falsely claimed to have cured herself of cancer is now a Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar

Adult sites have the power to remove content harmful to children but pass the buck and blame government inaction

She tried for 25 years to sell a novel to publishers but was constantly knocked back. Finally, she struck lucky. Now she has sold more than six million copies of her Black Country thrillers

As his new programme about great explorers hits Channel 5, the former Top Gear presenter talks to Andrew Billen about life after The Grand Tour