Have you had a storm. We had a beauty up here in N. Wales. Bright sunshine one minute, leaden slate grey sky the next with multiple flashes and a 10 minute torrential downpour. Sunny and warm... ...
A friend of a friend recently got a young African Grey parrot. It's very friendly, speaks well, and he's trained it to sit on his shoulder and take peanuts from his lips. Could a bird be a host for... ...
Why are we obsessed with name shortening? I've often wondered why we give someone a name, only for people to shorten it. I remember my Father used to get really angry when anyone addressed my Mum... ...
Why on earth was the Green Party supporting this man? I generally find the Greens a tad odd but perfectly harmless and ususally seem to want to do good, so how did this... ...
25 years ago, I'd just be getting ready to go out. Very high heels were always part of the attire. I had some wicked shoes. Now I am curled up on the sofa in a comfy cardy and jeans wanting to go... ...
//The UK's first memorial for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender armed-forces personnel is to be built at the National Memorial Arboretum. The government has put £350,000 towards the project,... ...
There are a limited number of pleasure flights available in a Spitfire over the weekend at Blackpool airport. Soon as i saw the headline my interest was piqued. Then i saw the price range and my... ...
For fans of the CJ Sansom novels Dissolution comes to Disney+ next Wed May 1st. They have of course mucked about with it: Jack Barak appears in it one book too early and Shardlake isn't a hunchback... ...
....after more than 250 years. //Michael Ingrey, a Dharawal man of the La Perouse Aboriginal community, said the spears’ return was “a long time coming”.... Sally Davies, the head of Trinity... ...
The charges against activist and independent journalist Tommy Robinson were dropped today (Tuesday) after a judge at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court found that a police order banning him from a... ...
Menzies has lost the whip. He has quit the Tories. He has previously announced he is not contesting the next election. But he continues to be the area's MP. He has not quit, there is no By... ...
There was so much heat and light generated when it was thought that a murderous Islamist was on a rampage. It's all gone a bit quiet since it has been confirmed that he specifically targeted women... ...