Women 

How can I make my son go to school?

Dr Tanya Byron advises a reader who is struggling with a 14-year-old son who is verbally abusive and anxious

DIY video helps the WI get to grips with sex

Women’s Institute offers an online guide to the best sexual position to adopt if your husband has suffered a heart attack

• How the WI Lite has stirred the jam in Jerusalem

• Why feminism should be taught in schools

I froze my eggs

In a bid to stop her biological clock, 34-year-old Fleur Britten had her eggs frozen. But will it be worth it?

Men 

Genetic test can forecast bald future

Research suggests one man in seven has a genetic profile that dramatically raises his chances of going bald at a young age

Talking trousers: the backpack's back

The manbag is dead, long live the manbag

The duffel coat straddles political lines

It's associated with a former Labour leader, but this coat lets you dress to the Left or the Right, says The Mutton

Guyland: stuck in the world of male spinsters

Is the bachelor lifestyle the preserve of sad male spinsters? The confirmed bachelor has become an object of pity

Education 

What the first day of school is like for kids

We talk to children about their hopes and fears as the nation's four and five-year-olds head off to start school

Only the creme de la creme will do for Scotland’s University of the Year

Dr Brian Lang describes his push for excellence at St Andrews

Oxbridge interviews - the right response

Help is at hand for Oxbridge hopefuls terrified of going face to face with a don

British universities slip behind richer rivals

Cambridge and Oxford have lost ground to Harvard and Yale, while fewer UK institutions overall are in the top 200 list

Property & Gardens 

A building site for sore eyes

The only Stratford people used to visit was Shakespeare's - now the slag heaps of East London are a 2012 tourist attraction

Interior design demands of Russian property buyers

A home cinema, private gallery, topiary - what Russian buyers want, they get. And where they lead, others will follow

• A Russian bling pad in Kensington

• Russian oligarch pays record £392m for villa

A guide to remortgaging

Is your deal about to end? If you search out the right sort of loan you could save on monthly payments

• Mortgages go back to borrowing basics

• Still as safe as houses

Food and drink 

A woman for all seasons

Sybil Kapoor's cooking revels in the year's changing tastes, smells and moods

The Ray Mears caveman diet

The survival expert Ray Mears tells why we should all be eating like our hunter-gatherer ancestors

Restaurant review: AA Gill at Murano

This was the best bunny pâté I’ve had, encompassing all that’s finest in Thumper

Health 

Tough love: a mother's painful lesson

A year after we reported on Hannah Mayne's addiction, we reveal how her mother's health and marriage have been affected

Safety concerns over facial fillers

Facial fillers are assumed to be safer than surgery, but Britain has become the testing ground for many unproven products

Breast cancer: The Diep operation to repair breasts after a mastectomy

Getting her cleavage back after a mastectomy was a surprise bonus for one woman