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Professor Edward’s Nobel Prize: IVF also gave birth to the agony of hope
Fertility treatments have brought joy but also prolonged heartache for would-be parents, writes Jemima Lewis.…
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How should I handle the advances of a much younger colleague?
Vicki and Octavia, our mother and daughter agony aunts, answer your questions Family: News and…
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Vacuum cleaner sales down
Have we really turned in to a nation of people who no longer care about…
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Feuding parents could be refused legal aid unless they mediate
Feuding parents could be refused legal aid in custody battles unless they try mediation first,…
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Children’s names: What to call the Apple of your eye?
Choosing an unusual first name can backfire, says Tamsin Kelly. Family: News and advice on…
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The benefit of being a single mother
Myra Butterworth argues the attraction of life as a single mother - financially at least.…
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Limit families to two children to save the planet: doctor
Couples should not have more than two children for the sake of the planet, a…
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Benefits culture: Six children and £675 a week…
Melanie Nicholas and her partner Andrew Ballinger have not worked in 20 years. Neil Tweedie…
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Purple is the colour of money
Rose Prince on food and family. This week: marriage catch phrases, killer cockerels and purple…
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The Coping Classes – the middle classes are under siege like never before
In 2008 The Telegraph identified the 'Coping Classes': solid citizens beaten down by rising costs.…
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Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper share a life – but can they share an office?
The couple may have failed in their bids to become shadow chancellor, but this competitive…
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A rose-tinted Panorama of Coventry’s social workers
Too much was left unsaid when the BBC sent its cameras to Coventry, says Christopher…
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The Conservatives’ child benefit plans sent precisely the wrong signal
The concept of fairness is not being applied to the middle classes, believes Janet Daley…
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Anatomy of a welfare cut: How the Child Benefit row unfolded
The decision to remove child benefits from higher rate taxpayers has drawn howls of protest…
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Child benefit changes increase incentive to defraud system
An army of state spies and bureaucrats would need to be employed if the controversial…
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How the other half lives: Lucy Cavendish confronts her son’s nightmares
Country mother of four Lucy Cavendish wonders where her son's bad dreams are coming from…
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One woman’s quest to cure the mystifying lung disease that killed her Tory MP father
Amanda Evans tells how she is desperately raising money to fund groundbreaking research into pulmonary…
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How to teach your children about time management
If you are tired of always being in a rush, running after the kids and getting no respite, then it's time for a change! Find out how getting your children on board and teaching them about time management can make your life a little easier.
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Hate your boss? Find out how to get around this topic at job interviews
If you hate your boss, as tempting as it my be to slate them at interviews, it won't win you any brownie points - if anything, it could lose you a potential job, and your professional respect.
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Redundancy and maternity leave: know your rights
Being made redundant can be a devastating experience for most people, no matter what the situation. But if the news comes while on maternity leave, it can be even more distressing. This has become an increasingly common situation for working mums during the recession