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SURELY there cannot be one parent (especially of older children) who did not read about 16-yearold Alexander Codrington's suicide and think 'There but for the grace of God ...' HOW can you tell the young that the pain will pass? That in a few months the agony will have dulled? When you are young you live within the passing moment, experiencing every feeling in an intense way. Nobody (you believe) has ever felt this way before. That's why you yell, 'You don't understand!' at parents who (did you but know it) probably felt exactly the same, once. I've no doubt that Alexander's parents will always wonder if there was anything they could have done to avert the tragedy. As parents we always shoulder the blame, don't we? Proudly we allow our children their own triumphs but feel responsible for their disasters.

I can still recall her shaking shoulders as she sobbed: 'I will never be happy again.' As I stroked her head and murmured 'You will, my darling, you will', I knew no comfort from me could reach her. Her glass was empty. HOW can you tell the young that the pain will pass? That in a few months the agony will have dulled? When you are young you live within the passing moment, experiencing every feeling in an intense way. Nobody (you believe) has ever felt this way before. That's why you yell, 'You don't understand!' at parents who (did you but know it) probably felt exactly the same, once. When your child goes to school, you just know that one day other children will be mean, causing the heartbreaking wail, 'Mummy, they won't be my friends any more.' You don't want to let your kids out of your sight - but you have to. Giving them the freedom to grow is also, unfortunately, bestowing the freedom to suffer.

[Alexander Codrington]'s body was found after a search by armed police in woodland near his home at Witney, Oxfordshire.

Fears were raised over the safety of Alexander Codrington, from Fordwells, near Witney, Oxfordshire, early on Friday. While a police helicopter and armed response officers searched the area, police went to the house of one of Alexander's friends and made contact with the teenager via his mobile phone. Alexander's family released a statement last night which said: \"Our loving son, devoted and kind-hearted brother, Alexander, died tragically in the early hours of Friday 30 July 2010, aged 16.

Thames Valley Police and the force helicopter were sent to woodland in Leafield, near Witney, Oxfordshire, while other officers went to the friend's house. An officer then called [Alexander Codrington]'s mobile phone at 4:20am on Friday, an hour after they were alerted. Alexander, who is believed to have gone to Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, is the son of Sir Christopher Codrington, who lives in Witney. \"Alexander's body was discovered by officers a short time later. He was pronounced dead at the scene.\"

INVASIVE water ferns which threaten wildlife on Britain's canals are to be targeted with weevils. British Waterways is to release the 2mm-long creatures into a canal in Somerset to eat the plant, which are voracious growers.

In a statement, the family, from Fordwells, near Witney, said: \"[Alexander Codrington] will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His humour, his loyalty, his love of the outdoors will long be remembered by his family and friends.\"

INVASIVE water ferns which threaten wildlife on Britain's canals are to be targeted with weevils. British Waterways is to release the 2mm-long creatures into a canal in Somerset to eat the plant, which are voracious growers.

In a statement, the family, from Fordwells, near Witney, said: \"[Alexander Codrington] will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His humour, his loyalty, his love of the outdoors will long be remembered by his family and friends.\"

Mike Franklin, the IPCC commissioner for the South East, who is overseeing the investigation, said: \"Police officers were in the area and in contact with him shortly before he died and we will therefore be examining the actions of the various officers involved to see whether anything at all could have been done differently and have prevented this tragic outcome.\" \"[Alexander Codrington]'s body was discovered by officers a short time later. He was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.\"