In alice’s name

Autistic. That was a word that my parents didn’t share with my sister Liz or me when we were children. They offered no explanation as to why our older brother Lionel rocked, or bit his hand when agita

Smiling at the shop assistant as she folded a stunning blue dress into a bag, I was aware that – with my wedding ring as a clue – she probably assumed I was a loving husband buying a present for my lu

Sarah Parish has just completed a five-hour road trip from Cornwall following a “nice little three-day break” with her actor husband James Murray and some close pals – a refreshing pause in a life run

WHEN TENS OF thousands filled the streets for this year’s London Trans+ Pride, the noise, the signs, the joy all spoke to something bigger. Now in its sixth year, the grassroots protest has become the

After Fiona Phillips’ devastating dementia diagnosis, she wrote a letter to her children detailing everything she hoped never to forget. Here, Ronnie Dean does the same…

Family courts assume children benefit from contact with both parents, even in cases of domestic abuse. But is a parent’s right to access more important than a child’s safety, asks Maria Lally ?