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Charlene WhiteThe Guardian |
There’s one complaint I hear a lot from my parent mates: the ever-shortening attention spans of their kids. What with advancements in technology,...
“Bollocks!” That was the reaction this week from a mum friend of mine to yet more guidance about the “correct” way to parent your children,...
It was when our office manager handed over a really kind handwritten letter from a viewer this week that I was reminded about the reality of being a...
Cosmetic surgery isn’t something that has ever crossed my mind, to be honest with you. I’ve never felt compelled to hand over cash to someone to...
On Thursday morning, my phone pinged with a screenshot from a friend of a news article that genuinely made me squeal with excitement. It was about the...
I was reminded this week that the connection to your parents’ place of birth can still take a hold of you so strongly, even when you worry that the...
I’ve written before about the processes of grief when you lose a loved one, navigating the pathways of grief are the sorts of roads to which I’m...
Like thousands of other Caribbean immigrant families up and down the UK, when my maternal family moved to Britain from the Caribbean, they had to...
When the message came through on one of the WhatsApp groups I’m part of on Thursday morning, the shock, sadness, and heartbreak we felt was...
My goodness, it’s been quite the first week on I’m A Celebrity, both inside the camp and in the real world. While new contestants are trying to...
This weekend I’ll be settling down on the sofa to watch the debut of BBC Three’s coming-of-age drama Grime Kids, a beautiful adaptation of DJ...
The news this week that two Metropolitan police officers had been sacked following the stop and search of the athletes Ricardo dos Santos and Bianca...
Last week, while at a wedding in Rome, a mistake on my part resulted in complications with my reproductive coil. On my return to London, a quick call...
“The more privilege you have, the more opportunity you have. The more opportunity you have, the more responsibility you have.” It’s a well-known...