Many years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos – who was then first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes. I...
Many years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos – who was then first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes. I...
Nobody wants to hurt a child. The howl of pain, the tears, the look of betrayed shock all make it very hard to deliver a cherished small person to the needle-wielding nurse. But that’s part of being a responsible parent. It becomes a lot tougher...
Most pupils who received their GCSE results this week were in the penultimate year of primary school when Covid struck, disrupting their preparation for secondary education. As with other post-pandemic cohorts, their achievements are...
An outpouring of fury followed Channel 4’s announcement that it would air a documentary titled The Great ADHD Myth? Despite this I set out to approach it as a scientist – not just as a scientist whose own work has dealt with...
