‘Why did I hurt?’ A writer on grieving the father she never really knew

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Calls for return of Churchill’s national restaurant service to tackle food inequality

In 1940s Britain, at a time before fast food and ready meals…

I feel bereft since my daughters moved abroad. How can we be close again? | Ask Annalisa

My husband and I have two daughters who emigrated some years ago…

I was quoted £1,100 to replace my easily stolen VW badge/sensor

I’m contacting you in relation to the story you published in May…

I’ve got a beef with my wellingtons warranty – are my boots still under guarantee?

Can I ask what the legal position is concerning guarantees? The reason…

‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK

In May, charity representatives, campaigners and MPs gathered in parliament to hear…

Be kind, rewind: is backwards walking any better than walking forwards?

I call it “the hill of death”: a steep uphill section of…

Readers reply: Which is the most interesting road in the UK?

Which is the most interesting road in the UK? Not necessarily the…

‘The liberating truth is: they’re probably not thinking about you’: Oliver Burkeman on how to quit people-pleasing

“Great news! I found the cure for my anxiety!!” the author Sarah…

My friends never want to go out anymore – and it’s making me feel lonely | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

I’m in my early 20s and graduated from university in July 2023.…

Pregnant people and fetuses not being protected from wildfire risks – report

Wildfires pose serious risks to pregnant people and their developing fetuses, including…

‘It felt shameful’: the profound loneliness of modern motherhood

One of the weirdest experiences for me in early motherhood was a…

O2 sent me a £150 phone bill for a call – after just one ring

Recently I discovered that O2 has billed me £150 for a mobile…

My partner and I only have sex three times a year – and I am frustrated

My partner of 20 years says she isn’t anxious about sex. While…

Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance

Imagine a world in which you could solve problems, create art or…

‘I’m like a steamrollered cartoon character: totally flat’: the agony aunt who couldn’t feel anything at all

When I was nine, I discovered I had a superpower. Two classmates…

I feel rage over my former boss’s treatment of me. How do I move on? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

A few years ago I took a job at a small creative…

How an ebike gave me the legs to tackle Switzerland’s contours

With relatively few cars and roads as smooth as a Federer serve,…

Car insurance error took cost to more than £2,000

My 19-year-old son, CO, passed his driving test in the summer of…

I need oral sex to stay erect – but my girlfriend doesn’t like giving it

My girlfriend and I have been in a relationship for two months…