I adore my children. I’m also scared that one day my son will kill me

I am staring at the faces of women on my screen, transfixed by emotions too complex to disentangle; discernible, though, are grief, rage... and fear.For the women pictured are some of the more than 170 who have been killed by their sons in the UK in the past 15 years

London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city

London councils and housing companies they own have spent more than £140m buying up homes to relocate homeless people out of the city.More than a dozen councils in the capital have collectively spent millions buying up more than 850 properties in towns and cities across England since 2017, Guardian analysis of property ownership data found.The homes are either owned directly by councils or by companies they partly or wholly own. They are used to house homeless individuals and families, either temporarily in emergency accommodation or permanently in privately rented homes.Most of the homes are in deprived areas in the south-east and east of England that are already under huge pressures due to homelessness among their own residents

Mind over body: the trouble with treating chronic conditions | Letters

While I agree with viewing health holistically and treating the person, not the disease, I felt uncomfortable with some of the conclusions that Suzanne O’Sullivan draws from the cases presented (Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness?, 1 March). Implying that we are overdiagnosing certain conditions only reinforces the stigma associated with them, and will prevent people in need from being taken seriously and receiving appropriate support and treatment. The scepticism, however well-meaning, can be damaging for patient outcomes and public health in general. Treatments and support available for conditions such as ADHD and autism are already lacking and underresearched.The rise of diagnostic levels of most of these conditions comes from increased awareness, and also from the environmental changes in our society that place ever-increasing pressure on individuals to perform at a certain standard

I’m so proud of my trans daughter for coming out in this intolerant climate | Letter

Sam Dick’s article deeply resonated with me as a parent (A moment that changed me: I was 16, gay and bullied for it. Then my father wrote to the Guardian …, 5 March). I’ve had a similar experience in the last two years, in that one of my adult children has come out as a trans woman.My husband and I made every effort to wholeheartedly support our daughter from the outset but, like Sam’s mum, I too had my fears about how hard life would be for her. Transphobia is rife now, in the same way that homophobia was 20 years ago

Jim Mackey should note that hospital systems are best led by doctors | Letters

Re your report (Next boss of NHS England prepares purge of senior leadership team, 6 March), I hope that Sir Jim Mackey will consider the body of research showing that the best hospital systems are on average led by doctors, not non-medically-trained managers. The Mayo and Cleveland clinics sit consistently at No 1 and No 2 in global healthcare rankings. Notably, both have, since their inception in 1864 and 1921 respectively, been led only by doctors. Naturally, they also provide doctors with good training in leadership and management.Having researched this area of leadership for 20 years, I suggest to Sir Jim that if he wants improved patient care, reduced waiting lists, efficiencies, and innovation through a greater use of AI and health tech, he gives more decision-making powers and responsibility to outstanding doctors, and other clinicians, who understand the core business of healthcare, medicine and the NHS

Sizing up: how stadiums, hospitals and airlines are adapting to rise in obesity

With a study predicting that by 2050 more than half of adults and a third of children and young people worldwide will be overweight or obese, a swathe of industries are adapting to accommodate larger bodies. From hospitals to transport, stadiums to crematoriums, here are some of the adjustments being made.At the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil, organisers said 1,675 seats had been reserved for obese people or people with disabilities – the first time tickets for obese people were offered at a Fifa event.To qualify for a ticket, people were required to submit a medical certificate saying they had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.Providing seats for larger football fans is now standard practice at major matches, with Fifa’s stadium guidelines stating that “easy access extra-width seating” for obese adults or those with limited mobility should be available