Which products are best for my teenage, blemish-prone skin?

Got a beauty dilemma? Our expert is here to offer advice. This week, Alex is after skincare tips

How we met: ‘We were at the circus, talking nonsense in the queue for the toilets. I really liked her’

Lara and Claire, both 57, got chatting on a night out in 2014. They’ve been close friends ever since

Midlife left me asking what was the point of me? But then everything changed, again

Losing fertility, friends, family, work – midlife for women can be self-altering. But I found liberation on the other side of menopause

Scans capture sweeping reorganisation of brain in pregnancy

MRIs taken from before conception until two years after birth show some short-lived changes and some lasting years

Want: Sexual Fantasies, edited by Gillian Anderson review – intriguing survey of desire

Inspired by research for her role in Sex Education, the actor has collected a rich picture of modern women’s sexuality through clandestine contributions

The invisible toll of life with polycystic ovary syndrome

The overlooked emotional and psychological effects of PCOS are creating a silent mental health crisis

‘Plus-size people face a lot of barriers’: the campaigners helping larger walkers to enjoy the great outdoors

From being properly kitted out to planning a walking route up Mam Tor, our writer finds her feet and her tribe in the Peak District

Want by Gillian Anderson review – let me be your fantasy

The star’s compendium of X-rated female wish-fulfilment makes for compelling, if not entirely candid, reading

‘Everybody is celebrated’: Notting Hill carnival’s push for plus-size positivity

Body confidence group hope to remind people the festival has always been a celebration of freedom

Pregnant people and fetuses not being protected from wildfire risks – report

Researchers say public health officials not doing enough to share warnings and safety information with health workers