Rishi’s right – my first fag at 13 had me hooked for 60 years

With France’s new smoking ban now in force, our columnist – himself partial to the odd cigarette – considers the attitudes of younger folk to this once-popular habit

Trudy Sellick rose before dawn on 12 March 1970. An audio typist, she was keen to complete a most important task before starting work. So by 7am she was waiting for the doors to open at her local poll

They took turns to pace the length of their living room with the baby girl in their arms as she screamed and writhed in agony. Clare and Jeremy Wilson felt so many emotions – pity for this helpless ne

I look at pictures from my school days and the memories of that period instantly come flooding back. Thoughts of secondary school are quite mixed, with just as many negative ones as positive. But my p

Our columnist remembers how, after the school summer holidays, came the joy of new stationery

Christine Cunniffe chokes up a little when I ask her about the children who have left her school since VAT was levied on their fees. “It’s been done quite quietly. I feel for their pain. You can only