Case study: a long wait, or go private

Layla Stephen and her husband are among the thousands of couples denied IVF because they live in the wrong postcode

Infertile couples to be made an NHS priority

Government panel to advise the effects of infertility on mental health and general wellbeing should be taken into account

Computer ‘villains’ are just savvy kids

The rapidly increasing speed of broadband connections has allowed consumers to share and copy vast media files

Ten-year-olds to be tested for cholesterol

The tests aim to detect familial hypercholesterolaemia, the commonest genetic disorder among Europeans

Dad Rules

In Edinburgh, I’m out, I’m family-less and I’m grateful. Talk has never been so cheap; lager never tasted more luxurious

She could have died

When her daughter suddenly started fighting for breath on holiday in remote Italy, Imogen Stubbs didn’t have a clue what to do

Slummy Mummy: "One lie many makes"

Slummy Mummy tries to explain her meeting with Sexy Domesticated Dad to her husband

Do try this at home

Entertaining ideas for modern families. This week: Garden variety

How gardening helped me with grief

My father pressed a book with a faded green cover into my hands. "I want you to have this. It was my first gardening book."

Ask your father: Mummy, can I have a toy gun?

Expert advice on what to do when your four-year-old asks: Mummy, can I have a toy gun like Alfie's?