How can your child avoid a gap year disaster?

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…

If I’d known the truth about my boy’s trip, I’d never have let him go

When it comes to going abroad, we all think of our favourite places to relax. It might be a beach with sun, sand and beautiful sunsets, a break with friends, working overseas in paradise or, better ye

Kenneth Law was a seemingly ordinary man, living in Canada and working as a chef. He was a university graduate and, according to his CV, he’d previously worked in aerospace. But Law is accused of harb

CORINNE used to love school trips. Crab paste sandwiches, cartons of Vimto, a packet of Sherbet Lemons, a full day out having fun with your friends. Bliss! How different things were as a games teacher

We loved holidays so much we decided we’d never come home