I have a christening robe passed down to me which is about 120 years old. I'm not sure what to do with it - do you think a museum would take it? My family don't want it and seems too special for a...
It was an answer in a crossword I just finished & it made me think, are they still bowled much in today's cricket? I remember Wasim Akram was a great exponent. I don't get to see cricket live anymore...
Must comment how shocked I was at the way Gordosn Brown looked at the Remembrance in Whitehall today....and he's only 71... The Duke of Kent looked all his 87 years... Any surprises for you? One more...
I read in the news that a young man was stabbed to death in the Jericho area of Oxford last night. I know there are some council estates in that city, would the Jericho area be considered a risky...
I have been advised by a plumber who has installed a water softener to use salt tablets. Unfortunately a replacement bag of salt tablets has been found to have been rather crushed up resulting in a...
For those who don't know, the Final is available to watch free on Channel 4 tomorrow morning from 7am - weather permitting! Let's hope, after the disappointment of the women's rugby union loss,...
I've grown tired of my point-and-shoot camera (Samsung PL200), mostly because of the lack of manual controls. I could be described as a budding photographer yet my current camera just doesn't cut it...
Yes, I know a smartphone or tablet can be used as a satnav but my luddite relative wants a traditional stand-alone sat nav such as TomTom or Garmin that is loaded with Google Maps. Does such a thing...
On the way up to the Col du Pourtalet (1794 m), there are several signs saying how high the sign is and how far it is from the highest point. It also says, for instance, "6% sur 1 km". What does this...
UK Prime ministers. 14.Erica loses late Queen 5 letters. 15.Sounds like a flower fruit 8 letters. USA Presidents 8. Sailor is working 7 letters. Presidents of other countries 7. Fruity guy 6 letters....
I’ve turned off my radiators in my flat (gas central heating) apart from the two in my main room. At night I switch them to off (the little snowflake icon) but when I do this, one of them hisses for...