My Champneys boot camp update

My Champneys boot camp update

It’s almost two months since I went to Champeys boot camp at Henlow Grange and, miraculously, I have retained my half stone weight loss. I have just sipped an early morning mug of fresh ginger and lemon, our first drink of the day at Champneys to kickstart our...
I’m a working mum who has enough

I’m a working mum who has enough

Times columnist Camilla Cavendish writes about the conflict of modern working mums while attending her seven-year-old-sons sports day. I’d say that was the perfect work-life balance and I’m proud that I never missed my sons’ sports days either....
Infertility and IVF – the new solution

Infertility and IVF – the new solution

IVF is regarded by many infertile couples as the answer to their dreams, their last desperate chance of becoming parents, especially as many today are leaving parenthood until later in life. Tragically, infertility affects one in six people in the UK, about 3.5...
What jobs will be created for our future?

What jobs will be created for our future?

With my son about to graduate – and fortunate to have found a job – I wonder whether his degree has equipped him, and our other young graduates, with the skills needed for the future. According to futurist Thomas Frey, 60% of the jobs needed 10 years from...
Dispatches and Undercover Undertaker

Dispatches and Undercover Undertaker

The shocking Dispatches report last night on the funeral business, Undercover Undertaker, should have included Wendii Miller’s story  who could have provided much needed advice for families. Wendii arranged her own mother’s burial, collecting her body...