Do you need a pre-nup like Taylor and Travis?

Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Tuesday, 2 September 2025 - 1 hour 1 minute

Speculation over the contents of a pre-nup between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is mounting. But what should non-global celebrities know about wedding paperwork? Helen asks lawyer Madeleine Mendy.

On the education front, boys are about 29% less likely than girls to achieve top GCSE grades – but why? And what can we do about it as our kids re-commence their exam studies? The experts weight in. 

Meanwhile, with one in five children now starting  school behind their vaccination schedule, global health experts are warning parents about the dangers of vaccine-rejection. Dr Howard Podolsky separates the facts from the fears.

And from our own Instagram feeds to the newspapers, the societal expectation to spend is real and hitting many people hard. How do we reject the pressure to keep up with the Joneses?

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