Failed relationships


Ballard: The first cut really is very deep

Comedian Tom Ballard writes a moving column about his recent — and first serious — break-up with another low-grade celebrity. It certainly bring back memories of broken hearts.

Overington, Ecuyer and a mess of blurring lines

Now, after a year in which the relationships between sources and journalists have been in the headlines, Caroline Overington, has been pinged for what on the face of it looks like a damningly inappropriate exchange of e-mails with a source - leaving herself open to allegations of trying to influence an election outcome.