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There is an evolutionary need for parents to protect their children from harm. One of the most difficult and important aspects of parenting is allowing children to take the necessary risks which enable them to grow.

On the latest leg of their epic road trip across the US, Simon Veness and Susan Veness venture up high in the Lone Star State and explore wildly eclectic Santa Fe – and discover that it’s not all cowboys and BBQ

This is perhaps the most reliable perfume guide the world has ever seen

Ludwig faces a classic locked room puzzle as he tries to work out who murdered a headmaster...

Other lives: Lecturer in mental health social work at the Institute of Psychiatry in London who specialised in adoption and fostering

Brazilian musician best known for his hit Mas Que Nada who popularised bossa nova worldwide

Founder of the National Women’s Register set up to help women deal with the ‘voluntary exile’ of being stuck at home

Dutch illustrator Aimée de Jongh talks about turning William Golding’s haunting novel into a visual artwork, while the author’s daughter and others reflect on its evolving message of humanity

Author and baking expert Juliet Sear was apprehensive when she swapped the Essex seaside for north London, but she’s been pleasantly surprised

Tasty nightclub was controversially raided by Victoria police 30 years ago. How are those who were there that night marking such a dark anniversary? They’re throwing a big camp party

In the classic tale of economic development, urbanisation and industrialisation have generally gone hand-in-hand. Cities coalesce around factories; factories fuel urban growth by attracting workers from the rural hinterland. But today, in much of the developing world, urbanisation and industrialisation have become untethered: cities are expanding, but the factories –…