Highly performing schools are being penalised by Ofsted for a lack of security gates, high fences and entry codes to keep out intruders.

Under a new inspection regime introduced this term, schools that do not make pupils “feel safe” are judged to be failing.… Read full post »

My wife has forgotten to buy Parmesan. I’m looking in the fridge and anger ripples through me. There I am at work all day and all I want in return is some respect and some Italian hard cheese. Soon I’m rushing tight-faced to the car having… Read full post »

Q I am a 25-year-old woman and have been going out with my boyfriend for 18 months. For a fancy dress party last weekend I dressed up as a gangster, complete with slicked-back hair, white shirt, tie and moustache. My boyfriend found this all incredibly exciting… Read full post »

It’s an odd business, beauty. The pursuit of loveliness is something that almost all of us, at some point, indulge in; and yet it is often dismissed as rather frivolous. Certainly, no woman wishing to be taken seriously would willingly broadcast the contents of her make-up bag,… Read full post »