Country life

Oh, Max, I’m so miserable.’ Lucy sniffed and buried her face in the pillow, so all I could do was gently pat her shoulder to show I knew how she felt. I snuggled up to her and she turned to me, gather

For her latest role, Sheridan Smith is playing Ann Ming, the indefatigable woman who, after her daughter’s murder, fought to get an 800-year-old law overturned – and won

Here’s how Jane Austen’s talent for storytelling continues to inspire TV and film versions of her novels

SHERIDAN SMITH on one woman’s historic campaign to get justice for her murdered daughter

ANN MING’s tireless campaign to see her daughter’s killer jailed

Each month ex-cop Nicky Alan teams up with her spirit guides to investigate an unsolved mystery. Here she delves into the tragic death of schoolgirl Judith Roberts