America’s “longest war” opened on 7 October 2001 with an air campaign, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, and finally ended, in just…

The maritime city of Plymouth, on the southern coast of the Southwestern Peninsula of England, made the national news headlines for all the…

“Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”, the report of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was launched…

Geronimo, a six-year-old alpaca, first arrived on these shores from New Zealand four years ago, back in August 2017. His importer, Helen Macdonald,…

While we continue to learn about the behaviour of the new coronavirus and its newer variants, the Covid-19 pandemic is also teaching us…

BBC TV sports presenter Alex Scott (ex-state school) recently upset Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (ex-independent school).  As many of us choose…

 The UK government’s advocacy of vaccine passports in England appears to be driven by a desire to reduce the risk of transmission of…

 Just over half of 2021 is over, and several extreme weather events have already been reported from across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America,…

The UK government proclaimed Monday 19 July 2021 as “Freedom Day” in England. This momentous occasion was postponed from the original date of…

  The days between England’s semi-final victory over Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-final on 7 July 2021 and the final on 11…