Is it character-building to let a 7-year-old walk home alone?

When mum-of-three Joanne Byrne was growing up, no one expressed concern about the level of freedom and independence her parents gave her.

It's been said that food tastes better outdoors. But does it really, or is this simply a perception we mistakenly hold?

What Katie Did Next: In which I actually admit to holding out for a hero

Two female friends in their 40s recently asked me what it is that I'm looking for in a man.

Dear Rosanna: 'I've put on two stone since moving in with my boyfriend and feel like a...

Putting on weight after moving in with a boyfriend, friends slagging off cheap clothes and a depressed sibling are the problems this week

The Parent Zone: 'My five-year-old has an attitude like that of a hormonal teenager'

David Carey

An angry five-year-old who is acting like a stroppy teen, identical twins

Volkswagen roll out low-cost cars

Germany's Volkswagen plans to launch a family of low-cost budget cars in China and possibly elsewhere starting in 2018, its chief executive said.

My smartphone helps me to manage my dog's heart disease

Princess is a typical example of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed. She has never growled at anyone and she's exceptionally good natured. There's one catch: Cavaliers have an inherited tendency to premature ageing of the heart valves, which often causes them to become leaky at an early age.