UK workers record lowest rate of sick days since records began

Britons were absent for an average of 4.3 days last year, with coughs and colds the most common cause followed by back pain, ONS figures show

Nestlé to remove 10% of sugar from all snacks in UK and Ireland by 2018

Corporation vows to cut equivalent of 7,500 tonnes of sugar from confectionery without resorting to artificial sweeteners

Children’s sugar intake equals five doughnuts a day, campaigners say

Obesity Health Alliance calls for food and drink makers to cut ‘hidden’ sugar to curb dangerous obesity among young people

Tough Mudder co-founder on TV deals and assault course heroes

From the first event on a muddy ski hill to a global operation, Will Dean explains why his brand has enjoyed such success

Health fund HCF divests from fossil fuels, saying industry harms members

In Australia-first move, private fund to pull $20m out of fossil fuel companies in acknowledgement climate change harms health

Good vibes: selling sex toys online to fund sexual health programs

A new Australian social enterprise is tackling sexual objectification in advertising and an ‘unwritten moral code’ while selling sex toys for a good cause

Prepare for the worst: this inequality rift will tear our society apart

The biggest rise in inequality since Thatcher is on its way, bringing economic instability, poverty, poor health, increased violence and fear among neighbours

Prison entrepreneurship: ‘Giving a little bit of belief goes a long way’

With the inmate population and suicide rates at a high, a new, government-backed, enterprise course could help rehabilitation

What a pickle: UK gripped by courgette shortage

Cold and wet weather hits crops in Spain, sending prices soaring and customers bemoaning empty supermarket shelves

Private health insurance sales surge amid NHS crisis

Ongoing crisis in public healthcare and economic recovery may have triggered first rise in seven years, but impeding Brexit means future is uncertain