1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (768+ words) When I arrived in Britain as a young child seeking refuge, I came with a fear of the unknown. But I also came with hope. My family made a new life here through community " neighbours, teachers and friends who helped…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (676+ words) When I was a child, my mother would save up her pounds to buy me the latest Jacqueline Wilson or Harry Potter book. I remember spending my school holidays at the local library, devouring stories and developing a love of…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (813+ words) The summer holidays are fast approaching and the weight of expectation to entertain our children for six weeks straight is building. Fun days out don't come cheap " the cost of trips to zoos, theme and holiday parks can run into…...

8+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (529+ words) I am mid-conversation with a member of Manchester Airport's security staff, explaining why my toddler still needs baby formula on a four-hour flight (he has a rare eating disorder). My husband charges ahead, carrying our son through the body scanner....

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (540+ words) My TikTok seems to be awash with skits by Arab, Asian and African comedians satirising our mothers" favourite weapon when we were growing up: the flip-flop. This style of shoe has different names depending on where you come from. For…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (550+ words) The government's plan to lower the voting age to 16 before the next general election will enfranchise more than 150,000 young British Muslims " who will make up more than a tenth of all new voters. An estimated 156,000 16 and 17-year-old Muslims will be…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (652+ words) As a GP in Keighley, West Yorkshire, I am often perplexed by parents choosing not to give their children the immunisations recommended by the NHS. Sadly, the Bradford district has one of the worst uptakes of childhood immunisations in the…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (637+ words) Growing up in Virginia, Rida Ali, 25, had a vague understanding of the events surrounding Partition. She knew her family moved from Gujarat, India to Karachi, Pakistan when the Indian subcontinent gained independence from the British in 1947. But when she started…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (568+ words) Teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) say the government's proposal to raise language requirements for people wanting to settle in the UK is unrealistic following years of cuts. The white paper launched by Keir Starmer on Monday,…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (605+ words) Kinship practices among Muslim families could be saving the UK government at least "223m a year and stopping more than 5,500 children from entering the care system, according to a report by the Muslim thinktank Equi. Despite being more likely to experience…...