The theory of parental alienation is a ‘harmful pseudo-science’, according to recent official guidance in England and Wales. Yet it led to Sarah’s two daughters being taken away six years ago – and never returned On the afternoon that Sarah’s daughters were taken away from her, they had been due […]
This Northern Ireland-set police drama has never felt like this before … Race riots, organised crime and institutional politics bring it bang up to date Blue Lights has always been a very modern cop drama. Its tales of everyday callouts, fractious office relationships and complex long-term efforts to smash organised […]
Nothing was off the table, no coded hints, and by the end no one could be in any doubt about what Burnham believed You’ve got to hand it to Andy Burnham. He left nothing out on the pitch. It would have been so easy to play it safe. To deliver […]
One man’s irresponsible drilling causes a global crisis in Iñárritu’s exasperatingly laborious, self-congratulatory film A new movie from the Oscar-winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu is always an event. So it’s disconcerting to discover that the event in question is the most disappointing film of the year: an exasperatingly shallow, […]
As a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a whole There was a time, a few decades ago, when […]
Burnout or breakup are constant dangers when one partner carries too much of the mental load of looking after the home and family. Here’s how to spread the burden more evenly Many households have an imbalance in domestic duties, and women often struggle from carrying the weight of the organisational […]
From ‘recycled chicken’ being sold on a stall to Bongbong fanboying over the Fish-Slapping Dance, Palin’s travel shows always explore fascinating things that others don’t. It is a reminder that his work is increasingly precious There is a moment in episode one of Michael Palin in the Philippines where our […]
Most MPs are clinging to this year’s Beckettian slogan, but the chancellor brought his own brand of despair It could be just me, but I’m beginning to find that all this “hope” stuff is getting me down. Everywhere you go at the Labour party conference, you are being urged to […]
I used to be terrified of socialising, certain I would embarrass myself the moment I opened my mouth. And as for dates … As with a lot of teenagers, social confidence was not my strong suit. Throughout my time at school in the early 2010s, I hated the prospect of […]
‘The day Saff came into the studio with red hair, I said, “We’re gonna be massive!” It was the missing link’ We always had a vision of mixing acid house with indie rock, and we managed to rent a space and build our own studio in London’s Shoreditch area, long […]