Too busy for sex?

Fear not! The latest clutch of sex guides are full of advice for people with no time to Do It. But who has the time to even read about sex these days? To save you the trouble, Lucy Mangan sifts through Mating in Captivity et al for some top tips.

Leave those kids alone

Michael White: The idea that children shouldn't be allowed out on their own is ridiculous. Things have got worse since I was a child, but not that much worse.

Mistaken identity

On Monday, psychiatrist Russell Reid was censured for improperly authorising five sex changes. Claudia, whom Reid approved for gender reassignment 20 years ago, tells Julie Bindel how she was rushed into the operation - and quickly came to regret it.

‘I sometimes feel a bit of a fraud’

Wendy Neilson thought she had got used to the idea of not having children. Then her stepdaughter gave birth, and the turmoil returned. But did the fact that she had never been a parent really make her unfit to be a grandmother?

10 family breaks

Youth hostelling | Stables | Camping | Farmhouse | Adventure | Wilderness | Gourmet | Walking | Paris | Lakeside

F is for fantasy

If you've ever dreamed of wild sex with the Queen and Margaret Thatcher, don't worry - you're not alone. In a groundbreaking analysis of what makes Britain tick sexually, Brett Kahr has uncovered the fantasies that fuel our sex lives, and what they tell us about ourselves.

Danny’s inheritance

What must it be like to know you've passed a debilitating illness to your child? Dave Hill talks to parents who have, and children who live with the consequences.