Reggie Yates looks back: ‘I went from a council estate to working with the people I watched on TV’
The actor and broadcaster on how his mum kept him grounded, an awkward encounter with Sting, and why making documentaries changed him
‘As my wife and I left our wedding, I thought: I’ve made a huge mistake. I love Ted’: from closeted men to a major age gap – finding love against all odds
They defied expectations – and their critics – to find soulmates
When my mother died, I thought her violent boyfriend had won. But she had secretly taken back control
The story of a heat death: David went to work in his new job on a French building site. By the end of the day he was dead
The kids' quiz
Why are more people right-handed than left-handed? Try our kids’ quiz
Labour has power at last. Will it use it to scrap the inhumane two-child benefit cap?
Ruth Patrick
Shoes too small, not enough food to go around: children I work with are suffering the effects of this catastrophic policy, says Ruth Patrick, professor of social policy at the University of York
The first summer I …
I dared to leave my three young children and spend a month with strangers – and it was blissful
Saima Mir
Motherhood had stripped me of everything that came before. In a small Italian villa, I was reunited with my old self, says writer Saima Mir
Euro visions
How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail
In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country – and no one bats an eyelid. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse?
