One in five older people in the UK admits to feelings of loneliness – and this only intensifies at Christmas. What is causing this crisis and how can we combat the sense of isolation?

Youth worker Sophie Sullivan is happy for her 16-year-old daughter to travel alone to Australia, but she won’t let her or her four siblings have their own smartphones. While she admits to being addict

THAT FEELING OF BEING ON THE OUTSIDE, EVEN WHEN YOU’RE WITH EVERYONE? YOU’RE NOT IMAGINING IT – AND IT CAN CHANGE. HERE’S HOW TO GET THE FEELING OF CONNECTION BACK

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

Counsellor Kate Medlin answers your personal, sexual and emotional problems

When did you last call someone a spinster? Chances are that the label, and all its tragic connotations, has vanished from your vocab. Thankfully, we’ve moved past the idea that unmarried women are con