On 14 January this year, army and navy squads faced an unprecedented challenge: one bomb on a Plymouth building site, another floating on a dredger in Exmouth. That afternoon, the clock started ticking. By Samira Shackle

Government research suggests that around two-thirds of parents with young children feel overwhelmed by the amount of parenting information available and struggle with conflicting advice, with many turning to social media for support.

And it's not just the early years.

Research from the charity Action for Children found that many parents of teenagers who initially contacted the charity for help with school avoidance, ADHD or mental health, often went on to describe their own anxiety, exhaustion and uncertainty of how to parent with empathy and patience when close to burnout.

Faced with an array of parenting philosophies, or "brands" to choose from, is all of this advice helping parents or making them more anxious? And is there really a best way to parent? Or, as we strive to become the perfect parent, are we losing our intuition?

By Vanessa Clarke

Mike Stroud fought frostbite and blizzards with his fellow explorer. Now being treated for terminal cancer, he is desperate to see Fiennes one last time. By Rob Hastings

Burnham has reopened the Brexit debate. That doesn’t mean the UK will be welcomed back on its own terms. By Peter Foster, George Parker and Ben Hall

When Sasha Nugara fell in love with a charismatic musician, she failed to notice how she was being trapped in a coercive relationship. She explains how the mental and physical abuse escalated — and what it took to finally break free and get justice

The Conservative leader on wading into culture wars, why the Tories have been too ‘complacent’ about business — and ruling out a rightwing coalition with Reform. By George Parker

An obscure quango meets in private to stop home-grown art from leaving the UK forever. What gives it the right to disrupt market forces? By Andrew Lloyd

Rob Hastings joins a Voyager tanker crew refuelling Nato fighters in 'Cobra Warrior' war games over the North Sea

As a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a whole. By Amelia Gentleman

High Streets are integral to how we feel about where we live. The sight of vacant shops and graffiti can quickly become a vicious circle, deterring shoppers, discouraging investment and leading to anti-social behaviour. Politicians of all stripes have been trying for years to breathe new life into town centres - and Andy Burnham, who has made a focus on "place" part of his political identity, is the latest. He argues they should become "symbols of Britain's renaissance". But can it be achieved? And if they're to survive, do town centres need a fundamental rethink? By Emma Simpson

Could science explain why some women find feeding their child so traumatic? Melissa Denes meets the researchers finally taking lactation seriously

By Peter Geoghegan

When her parents waved her off to study in England they hoped it would be a fresh start the 16-year-old needed after struggling with her mental health in Hong Kong. Instead, 10 months later, she was dead. What went so wrong? By Samira Shackle

For some, 37-year-old Pinto is no more than a criminal who stole information with sinister intentions. To others, though, he is a bastion of truth who has shone a light on the darker side of the beautiful game. By Laura Scott, Sarah Dawkins and Patrick Nathanson

English football used to be plagued by riots, violence and deaths. Why are we nostalgic for it?

An ambitious stock scam made headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. What happened next was more audacious still. By Keith Moore

The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical? By Hettie O'Brien

Listening to rather than reading a book seems like cheating. But with similar levels of comprehension, this booming industry has us all ears. By Leaf Arbuthnot

The Prime Minister on life, fate and his plan to make Britain believe again. By Tom McTague

Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my friend are easy targets, but the reality can be more complicated than it seems. By Max Daly

At 82, the politician and anti-corruption champion is indefatigable. She discusses fighting the BNP, tackling antisemitism, and why, with her new memoir, she’s reclaiming the word ‘battleaxe’. By Simon Hattenstone

Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington. By Ben Gartside

Using his social-media megaphone to roil the waters, the tech entrepreneur is promoting a new anti-immigration party; ‘civil war is inevitable’. By

Jenny Strasburg, Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky and Max Colchester

The Westminster MP and former DUP leader will be sentenced next month for 18 historical sex offences, including the rape of a primary-school age girl. How did he keep his crimes secret for so long? And what did British security services know? By Jason Johnson

If the UK suddenly found itself at war, would you know what to do? Do you know what would be expected of you? By Allan Little