To much huffing and puffing from some quarters, the Church of England released welcome new guidance to eradicate homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools. But does it go far enough? No, argues Carrie Paechter – what really stops boys from putting on heels and tiaras isn’t teacher unease, it’s actually other children. It’s time we addressed the issue of the Nursery Gender Police.

It was the mass homelessness that hit London hardest during the Blitz. It wasn’t planned for, and the scale at which people lost their homes – as one in six Londoners did – had not been seen since the Great Fire of London. Gideon Calder, whose grandfather reported on these horrors at the time, explains how national and local government let the people down – and how they continue to do so.

People often take up exercise to lose weight, but a new study has found that women who did three vigorous exercise classes a week for two months didn’t lose weight, regardless of whether they were a healthy weight or obese to begin with. But Hans-Peter Kubis says that there are many other good reasons to do exercise. And that perennial question of whether coffee is good for you or not. Robin Poole’s study found that drinking coffee three or four cups a day is associated with a lower risk of developing a range of conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and diseases of the liver.

David Willetts was universities minister when the coalition government raised the cap on tuition fees to £9,000 in England and Wales in 2012. In an interview with Karen Rowlingson, he now also makes the case for a broader view of what constitutes a “good university”.

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