Artist who posed for Marc Quinn’s Trafalgar Square statue talks of son’s depression The artist Alison Lapper has said her late son was taunted by other children at school because of her disability.Parys Lapper, 19, was found in a hotel in Worthing, West Sussex, last month after he died from...

Allotments deliver more than just a physical harvest of flowers, fruit or veg. They create true communitiesTo celebrate this year’s National Allotments Week, we asked you to share pictures and stories of the bounty from your precious plots, many of which are run by local councils. Related: Flowers, friendship and...