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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I can’t deal with how much my neighbours hate me’
They have bullied, pushed and threatened me. I don’t want to move, but the best I can hope for if I stay is the occasional, uneasy ceasefire
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Police should try solving actual crimes instead of arresting parents
The authorities need to support a responsible mother like Vanessa Brown when she limits her child’s screentime – not put her in a cell
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Men, this is how much culinary ignorance could cost you
Simon Entwistle may have been hopeless in the kitchen, but he could at least have run the numbers – £500 a week will buy a lot of breakfast
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I’m not gonna lie, our children are forgetting how to speak properly
With social media shaping the vernacular of younger generations, it’s time parents tackled senseless slang – and opened up the conversation
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My townie dog has become a sheep-botherer. I feel for the farmers
Dennis the terrier is a menace to sheep – and my nerves. After two near-death experiences, it’s time for some serious training
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Our ‘me me me’ culture involves tiresome adults stringing their birthday out across a week
Like the bride who is too busy to enjoy her own wedding, something’s wrong when the urge to create content overtakes the desire to celebrate
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Labour wants the state to raise our children
Bridget Phillipson is shifting responsibility from parents to an already overstressed system
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Hold on to your cats: Nicola Sturgeon’s dreadful legacy lives on
What in the world are we to do about that savage killer in our midst?
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Dear Richard Madeley: My colleagues are having an affair – how do I discreetly address it?
It would naturally fall to me to have a quiet word with the chairman, but I am squirming at the prospect
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Marriage Diaries: My husband is turning my kids into snobs
I worry that we are raising a pair of entitled and ungrateful monsters, who simply won’t appreciate the value of money
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‘We snorted cocaine while our kids camped in the garden’: The rise of drug-taking middle-class mums
One mother reveals how her Friday-night wine habit led to cocaine-fuelled parties with fellow parents
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Richard Madeley: ‘Our teen daughter and her friends drank the celebratory vintage port’
The gift from her grandparents to mark her 21st birthday was guzzled in a late-night scooby-snacking scenario after a visit to the pub
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Vanessa Feltz: ‘I was quite suggestible and basically up for it’
The television personality talks about her school girl flirtations, her journey to Cambridge University and her thoughts on marriage
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£250 gift vouchers and a brace of pheasants: how Christmas gifts for teachers got out of hand
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, being gift-shamed by other parents is the last thing anyone needs – but it hasn’t stopped some...
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The ‘tough love’ school that puts its pupils in a boxing ring
For teenagers excluded from mainstream education, an academy in east London offers a fresh start with life skills taught by throwing punches
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Schools that get the most pupils into Russell Group universities: search your area with our postcode tool
With places at the UK’s top universities limited, which schools are the top recruiting grounds for the Russell Group institutions?
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‘My daughter had a meltdown and never returned to school’
The struggle for some children to remain in class is not a simple case of truancy. Here parents and children share their stories
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Ban smartphones from schools, says major UN report
Report warns excessive mobile phone use is associated with poor educational performance and emotional instability
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‘My child was missing school because of illness – but I was accused of making things up’
A broken education system is the reason so many pupils are missing from class, argues one struggling mother
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Would you tutor your toddler to pass the 4+ exam?
From now until February, selective schools will be testing under-fives to determine to whom they should offer a place – cue parental panic
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Richard Madeley: ‘Is it too soon after my wife’s death to think about dating?’
One reader wrestles with his feelings after meeting a potential new love interest six months after losing his wife from cancer
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘Should I confront my mother for bad-mouthing me to my daughter?’
I rely on her for childcare after my divorce, but she’s told my nine-year-old that I made her ‘Daddy go away’
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I hate those Mother’s Day emails, they remind me of how much I miss Mum
The annual celebration can be a painful reminder of grief, but the borrowed company of other mothers has helped ease my loss
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I faced a lot of criticism after my divorce. But I held my nerve
Being judged, hitting the menopause and motherhood – here’s everything I’ve learnt about being a woman in midlife
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From performance reviews to fine dining: Life with a high-powered wife
From erectile dysfunction to anxiety, earning less than your missus is reported to cause all kinds of problems. Here’s what it’s really like
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My husband helped his friend cheat on his wife
I was furious when I walked in on our friend in bed with his secret lover – then I found out that my husband facilitated it
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I think my husband’s will treats me very unfairly’
He is not close to his two children but has resolved to leave half of his estate to them
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How to look after elderly parents, especially when they’re on their own
As Britain’s elderly population grows, families are increasingly caring alone. Here’s where you can access much-needed help and support
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Dear Richard Madeley: Should I hide that I’m a member of Reform to win back my grandson?
He’s gay and says he can’t be friendly with someone who supported Trump. I’m a member of Reform UK, but I never said I backed the president
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‘It’s like an arrow in my heart’: The women coming to terms with not being grandmothers
Increasing numbers of millennials and Gen Z don’t want children – but feel pressure from their own parents to produce grandchildren
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My children have left it too late to have babies – and I’m bitterly disappointed
Britain’s birth rate is at an all-time low, which means a growing number of older people are falling into the ‘grandparent gap’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘Can I still use AI at work even if it’s been banned?’
My workload is spiralling and I’m running out of ways to keep my head above water, but I don’t want to get caught cheating...
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I want to be best man but I might have to miss the wedding’
There’s a very real possibility that I may have a work commitment on the big day
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My mother-in-law is insisting we change our baby’s name’
Our preferred choice is associated with a lot of past trauma for her – but it’s the one we unequivocally want the most
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Richard Madeley: ‘My dad is scathing of my career as an artist – is he just jealous?’
My parents encouraged me to be ‘realistic’ about my life choices. Now I’m a successful artist and they’re both on a very meagre income
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I can’t afford to go to my best friend’s wedding
I recently bought my first flat and can’t make it to my friend’s wedding in Costa Rica. What should I do?
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Marriage Diaries: My husband is turning my kids into snobs
I worry that we are raising a pair of entitled and ungrateful monsters, who simply won’t appreciate the value of money
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‘We snorted cocaine while our kids camped in the garden’: The rise of drug-taking middle-class mums
One mother reveals how her Friday-night wine habit led to cocaine-fuelled parties with fellow parents
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My social media was hacked. Losing the photos of my late husband felt like a gut punch
Clare Macnaughton was logged out of two decades of precious memories when hackers violated her account via an unlocked Facebook back door
