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The irrational fear of harming - or even killing - your own baby is driving some mums to breaking point. Jo Macfarlane reports on a terrifying condition that is shrouded in shame and secrecy

BARNEY CALMAN: Having thankfully avoided the Covid virus (as far as I know) for almost two years, Ive decided its time to get it over with.

Theres been a dramatic rise in young women donating their eggs to couples desperate to have children. So what drives someone to share their most precious resource - for no personal gain?

A staggering one in ten of us is living with debilitating pelvic pain - yet were still being routinely dismissed by doctors and told its all in our head.

Mood swings, excess hair, night sweats… Hormone imbalance is at the root of many of our health problems.

Its the age-old question: what happens to us when we die? Near-death survivors share the inexplicable mystery of their experiences with Jo Macfarlane

SHIRLEY HITCHINGS was an ordinary teenager - until a powerful force began scrawling messages on her walls, starting fires in the house and making Shirley levitate.

Boris Johnson has taken his eye off the ball and his energies have been consumed by preparations for the forthcoming COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.

Since the rollout was extended to all 12- to 15-year-olds more than a month ago, UK MPs have warned that parents must be given a final say in whether their child should be vaccinated.

We all know that eating fewer calories will help us lose weight. But most of us dont know that what really counts is how our bodies use this energy, as Jo Macfarlane discovers