The fight to ban child marriage

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

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 ?

In the UK alone, 172 mothers have been slain by their sons over the last 15 years

Flicking her long auburn hair, my daughter Brianna, then 15, appeared, her manicured hand clutching her pink smartphone. ‘Here I am,’ she declared. Dressed in her favourite fluffy white coat, with per

Samantha Walker-Roberts’ nightmare began when she was groomed online aged 12 by a man posing as a teenager. After months of messaging, the predator, a 34-year-old former teacher, abused her in his spo

We’ve been seeing more and more harrowing news stories about the harm that social media is doing to our children. Their mental health is suffering, their self-esteem is being damaged, it’s affecting t