‘It has cost me 14 teeth’: Readers on soft drink addiction – and how to beat it

Fizzy, caffeinated drinks are on sale everywhere, and for many people it can become difficult to function without them. Is cold turkey the only way out?

UK Covid: PM warns 8 March is earliest England’s schools can go back, if it will not cause ‘surge in disease’ – as it happened

PM stresses 8 March ‘earliest’ date for schools reopening; 1,725 deaths recorded in second highest daily toll; arrivals from red list countries face quarantine

How to help your children make the most of their screen time

Child development experts on how best to reap the benefits of being online while staying healthy

More than half of students polled report mental health slump

Loneliness, depression and anxiety in England during pandemic revealed by ONS and NUS surveys

Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study

Survey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason

England campus lockdowns creating ‘perfect storm’ for stressed students

Student leaders warn of mental health impact of Covid restrictions as tensions soar

‘I just sat in my room all day’: lonely students seek mental health support

Mental health charities and counsellors warn that self-isolation is putting many students under pressure

University staff angry that Covid teaching advice was ‘ignored’

Following Sage’s guidance on online education would have prevented campus outbreaks, say unions

‘Like baby food’: UK students’ lockdown complaints grow

Isolating students say universities are charging them high prices for low-quality food

Manchester students organising ‘Covid Positive’ parties

Infection incidence rate in 17-21 age group is six times higher than the rest of the city