By Bettina Maidment, 4th May 2018
FeaturesMother-of-two Bettina Maidment has spent the past 18 months living almost entirely without plastic, while reducing her overall waste so significantly that she only takes out the bins once every few months... Here is how
By Alana Cookman, 30th April 2018
Education, Regulars, TravelKicking of a new series of interviews for the nomadic generation, Alana Cookman reflects on the dreams and realities of moving from London to Denmark, via Chile, with her tribe of four
By Charlotte Philby, 29th April 2018
Eat, RegularsTo kick off a new series of interviews with people who can teach us a thing or two, Dani Davies explains why he left London to return to mid-Wales and start a family cider-making business
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, SexIn an undercover investigation for The Independent, I found students being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover the cost of their university, in exchange for having sex with strangers
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Health, PregnancyThe NHS and its maternity services are at breaking point. In this extensive investigation for The Independent Magazine I went back to the hospital in which both I and my children were born to examine what's really troubling over-burdened midwives
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Health, Relationships"Letting go isn't about giving up. It's about being brave enough to accept that something isn't working..." My piece for Marie Claire on why I walked away from my business at the height of its success
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Health, Pregnancy, RelationshipsThe condition affects one in seven mothers, yet remains a largely taboo subject. In a report for Marie Claire, I spoke to women who have suffered
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, Health, Regulars, RelationshipsZoe McKenna lost her first child, Jack, when she was 19 years old. Fourteen years later, Zoe reflects on finding joy, and accepting pain, in the aftermath of the deepest loss
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Birth, Features, Pregnancy, RelationshipsMorven Mulgrew was seven months pregnant with her second child when her mother suddenly died. Eighteen months on, she reflects on the loneliness of loss, postnatal depression, and the importance of talking openly and angrily about your grief
