Judith Woods

From the very outset, the union of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, had the makings of a 21st-century fairytale.

When is it too early to introduce children to the facts of life? Not the birds and the bees, not even that sometimes the tooth fairy drinks a second

Three cheers for dopamine dressing . No, not on your Greek salad. It's the other sort of dressing – a way of boosting your mood by wearing bright

From the very outset, the union of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex , had the makings of a 21st-century fairytale.

What to make of a new revision guide for GCSE citizenship studies which tells 16-year-olds that British citizens have a responsibility “to use freedom of speech but not offend”

Free speech that never offends is not free speech at all – and teaching teenagers otherwise is a dangerous folly

They came, they campaigned, they conquered – and on Friday they made electoral history.

It's a by-product of our constitutional monarchy that every so often we stop and wonder what our royals are actually for. Not this week. Good grief, no.

Two women, both in their 60s, embrace briefly, wordlessly and without drama. They exchange no platitudes, no murmurs of comfort – because they know there is no comfort to be had.

Judith Woods The year he turned 11, Alex, who was born and brought up in Oldham, Greater Manchester, was kidnapped.