Childless women have been in the news a lot recently — thanks to Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance , and his comments about “childless cat ladies” and...

Imagine being an Olympic hammer thrower. You’ve spent every minute of the past four years working towards one day this summer. You have breakfast, you throw a...

Teenagers who use their phones in a “problematic” way are more likely to be anxious, depressed and have insomnia, research suggests. About one in five older...

In the 18th century, when it was all sand dunes and unnavigable marsh, Methodist missionaries called Southport “the wickedest place in all of England”. That...

A horrific event like this is your worst nightmare as a parent — that your child is in what you believe is a safe environment and they are put at risk or...

When a truly terrible thing happens on a normal day, in a sleepy, safe, suburban street, it involves a transition from the before to the after. Nothing can be...

Rachel Reeves has criticised the “obsession” with children who attend private schools as it was announced that VAT will be charged on fees from January 1. The...

Nearly half of people born in Wales in 2002-03 were classed as having special educational needs (SEN), research has found. A report for the Nuffield...

It’s that time of the year when schools break up for the summer holidays and parents scramble to pack in activities. But fear not because video games are a...

Q . My father is 72 and I am 43. My mother died of breast cancer 15 years ago and as an only child I have the burden of responsibility for supporting my...