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Even pilgrims are staying away from Jerusalem

6 April 2024 9:00 am

Israel has a new train line: 25 minutes from Ben Gurion airport to Jerusalem. The Christian pilgrims would love it…

Stop worrying if your child is a picky eater

6 April 2024 9:00 am

One parent in our class WhatsApp chat raised a pressing concern: her daughter was coming home every day with a…

A.A. Milne and the torturous task of writing

6 April 2024 9:00 am

For those of us lucky enough to have been regular contributors to Punch magazine, April is a slightly crueller month…

How Ukraine plans to revive its birth rate

30 March 2024 9:00 am

In my village in Ukraine, there aren’t many families left intact. The funerals of those who have been killed in…

Why I’m fighting to ban smartphones for children

30 March 2024 9:00 am

I am not often lost for words, but the five middle-aged homeless men who spoke at the Big Issue celebration…

Grappling with anti-Semitism at Easter

30 March 2024 9:00 am

Grappling with anti-Semitism at Easter

In defence of forgiveness

30 March 2024 9:00 am

It is often the small constants in the culture that give the game away. Much of the news today is…

The utter horror of UHT milk

30 March 2024 9:00 am

On a trip to Italy via Paris last month, my travelling companion and I went to the Gare de Lyon…