On this week in History
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
NEWS
Happy new year!
Not a good start from the vantage of peace on earth but at least we are doing something. With the majority of MPs voting to bomb Syria I could not help feeling some disquiet at the thought of more des ...
Loneliness is not just for Christmas
Over a million people in the UK feel chronically lonely, that is either most, or all of the time. Loneliness and isolation in older age is a serious public health issue and increases the risk of condi ...
Do thriller writers gain from a woman’s touch?
The most frequently borrowed type book from our libraries is the crime thriller. Millions of us enjoy murder mysteries and police dramas. The whole genre of the whodunit has captured our imaginations ...