Decide how much freedom a child can handle

The number of young adults taking a gap year is rising. So, too, the parents eager to join them. Ruth Corbett was one of them…

This year around 250,000 young adults will depart for far-flung shores. But while it can be an incredibly enriching experience, it can end in tragedy, with a rise in reported deaths from spiked drinks and recent reports of women being imprisoned for drug smuggling. Closer investigates how to keep safe…

Counsellor Kate Medlin answers your personal, sexual and emotional problems

There’s little we haven’t seen Vanessa Feltz tackle in more than 35 years as one of Britain’s best-known TV personalities, from her high-profile divorce from surgeon Michael Kurer, the father of her t

TV presenter and mum of three Helen Skelton opens up on her family life and how she tackle s life’s big adventures!

The broadcaster on being an anxious child — and an indulgent grandmother