The shanty town Cinderellas

For young people in the run-down suburbs of Cape Town, the graduation ball is proof that they are going places

Sex education? No thanks!

As the Government sets out new rules for sex ed, one mother explains why she is removing her daughter from the classes

• Sex education: the gory bits

• Sex education, a personal experience

Cider, the monk’s special brew

At Ampleforth Abbey Father Rainer Verborg is helping to revive our dwindling orchards and apple varieties

• Loin of pork with apples Serves 4

• Five ways with ... apples

Giles Coren reviews Riverford Farm

At Riverford Farm, Devon, the restaurant really is a kitchen on the farm of the popular vegetable box provider

• Giles Coren reviews Pizza East

Is your mobile phone bad for you?

Some overseas studies have rekindled fears of a link to brain tumours. Peter Knight asks if we should worry

Scientists rethink calorie-counting advice

A draft report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition suggests adults could consume 400 more calories a day

Students face big rise in university fees

Universities hope for a substantial increase in charges, but they will have to wait until after the general election

Queen’s English Society boss’s poor spelling

Bernard Lamb, the organisation's president, learnt to spell after the embarrassment of being corrected by a foreign student

Flight school made easy – and luxurious

The Aviator hotel in Hampshire offers the ultimate boys' weekend, with an overnight package that includes accommodation, cocktails and flying lessons. Though not in that order

In brief: what men's pants say about them

Most men have their pants bought for them by mums or wives, a survey says. We trace the seven stages of men’s underwear

Why can’t I sell my home?

Jane Donaldson spent £200,000 doing up her bungalow but like many vendors can’t find a buyer