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Handout photo issued by West Midlands Police of Daniel Pelka who was battered to death by his mother and stepfather

Daniel Pelka murder: Grandmother blames UK social services over the four-year-old's death

A serious case review will investigate what opportunities to save Daniel were missed

Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek

Starved, beaten, poisoned: The tragic death of Daniel Pelka at hands of mother and partner

Mother and her partner ‘took relish’ in reign of torture that led to murder of four-year-old boy

Lady Gaga posted a photo of herself with no makeup to talk about her new album ARTPOP

An unrecognisable Lady Gaga faces up to 'past pain' on new ARTPOP single

She has been out of the limelight for some time. But fans of Lady Gaga might not even recognise her from this latest photograph.

Publishing post baby weight loss plans one day after birth is not OK, but who is to blame?

Concentrating on any woman's weight loss within a few days of birth is crass and piles on unnecessary pressure at a vital time for bonding with a newborn

A young Amy outside her nan's flat in Southgate

What really killed Amy Winehouse was the eating disorder bulimia, her brother Alex claims

The singer's elder brother says years of suffering from an eating disorder left Amy 'weaker and more susceptible'

Matthew Norman on Monday: Chips are down as spudlord takes aim at Cameron

Plus: Mitchell’s women round on Soubry; Eric turns on charm after Yeo no show; Liam recycles  a catchphrase; Sun twists the knife  in tormented Tulisa

Theatre production 'Mess' offers an informative and witty account about anorexia

Theatre review: Mess, The Nightingale, Brighton Fringe

An informative and witty account of anorexia that constantly prods away at the strangeness of its subject matter

Teachers are calling for specialist training on how to deliver lessons about the dangers of pornography

Poor sex education leaves pupils prey to exploitation say school inspectors

Lessons in secondary schools concentrate too often on 'mechanics' of reproduction instead of importance of healthy relationships

Stroke survivors and their families feel abandoned by health services after being left to deal with the emotional impact alone, says report

Stroke survivors and their families feel abandoned by health and social services after being left to deal with the emotional impact of stroke alone, a report reveals today.

The tabloids need to stop feigning ignorance of eating disorders

In a country where anorexia and bulimia are on the rise, more attention needs to be paid to articles where thin is painted as the only way

Sarah Houston, 23, who was was found dead in her bedroom after taking dinitrophenol, known as DNP
Jazz McCutcheon, 18, student

Case study: 'Diet pills didn't do anything apart from make me feel worse'

Death of medical student Sarah Houston highlights dangers of buying pills online

Under initial proposals by campaigners seeking tighter controls on internet porn, customers would have had to contact their ISP if they wanted the automatic filter switched off

Child pornography is top web concern, but how do you report it?

Around 1.5 million people have stumbled upon child pornography while using the internet, a survey has found. But the study suggested that 40 per cent would not know how to go about reporting it, if they did see it online.

Deep brain stimulation has been used successfully for 25 years to treat a number of conditions

'Brain pacemaker' offers hope for anorexics

Study finds stimulation treatment improves mood and weight gain and in severely affected patients

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Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
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10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

Briefings are off the record leading to transfer speculation which is merely a means to an end