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Manicures have been whispering messages about the wearer’s position in society for as long as they have existed, according to fashion journalist Suzanne E. Shapiro. “Women’s bodies – and sense of self-presentation – have always held huge political and cultural significance,” Shapiro, who wrote Nails: The Story of The Modern Manicure, tells the BBC. Even…

Dr Faye Bate, a trained medical doctor and women’s health expert, is also wary of advice suggesting all women should train differently according to their menstrual phase. “A one-size-fits-all model of ‘you should be exercising this way in this phase and a different way in a different phase’ shouldn’t be advice that applies to all…

Lucy HookerBusiness reporter Getty Images Pre-packaged milkshakes and coffees that are high in sugar will be hit with an extra tax from 2028, after the health secretary announced he was extending the tax on fizzy drinks to include milk-based products. Wes Streeting told Parliament he was also lowering the threshold at which the tax applies…

An NHS resident doctor has been suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months after posting alleged antisemitic comments on social media. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was also alleged to have expressed support for “violent action and terrorist organisations”. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Aladwan’s posts…