The struggle for the birth of a child is the work of love while armed struggle for the birth of a nation state is the work of hate, writes Victoria White

A new documentary about people aged 100 and over challenges our beliefs about the aged, says Margaret Jennings.

You’re told ‘I regret to tell you your child has autism. It’s incurable and for life, and there is nothing we can do for it.’ It would be more helpful if they said, ‘Congratulations! Your son has a certain genius gene’

Imelda Staunton is glad she gained success at an older age because it means she could build her life in England.

AMERICAN author Marilynne Robinson won the 14th Orange Prize for Fiction last night for her novel Home.

A novel about the experiences of black immigrants in post-war Britain tonight won the Orange Prize for Fiction.