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The strange, beautiful Christmas I spent alone

14 December 2024 9:00 am

My parents gave up on Christmas altogether once I left home for university. They had never been people for celebrations…

The medicinal powers of a good book

26 October 2024 9:00 am

‘And they lived happily ever after. The end.’ ‘Again.’ My poor father, bidden to read the story of the moment…

The pure joy of grandchildren

27 January 2024 9:00 am

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28 January 2017 9:00 am

I keep finding myself singing ‘Nellie the elephant’ who, packing her trunk and saying goodbye to the circus, went off…

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26 January 2017 3:00 pm

I keep finding myself singing ‘Nellie the elephant’ who, packing her trunk and saying goodbye to the circus, went off…

Long life

26 January 2017 3:00 pm

I keep finding myself singing ‘Nellie the elephant’ who, packing her trunk and saying goodbye to the circus, went off…

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21 January 2017 9:00 am

I am very bad at remembering my dreams: I would have been a poor patient for Dr Freud. But I…

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19 January 2017 3:00 pm

I am very bad at remembering my dreams: I would have been a poor patient for Dr Freud. But I…

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19 January 2017 3:00 pm

I am very bad at remembering my dreams: I would have been a poor patient for Dr Freud. But I…

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14 January 2017 9:00 am

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, likes making and keeping New Year resolutions. In recent years he has learnt Mandarin,…

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12 January 2017 3:00 pm

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, likes making and keeping New Year resolutions. In recent years he has learnt Mandarin,…

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12 January 2017 3:00 pm

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, likes making and keeping New Year resolutions. In recent years he has learnt Mandarin,…

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7 January 2017 9:00 am

The past year has been tumultuous, full of upheaval and tragedy, but my chickens have been spared it all. Indeed,…

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5 January 2017 3:00 pm

The past year has been tumultuous, full of upheaval and tragedy, but my chickens have been spared it all. Indeed,…

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5 January 2017 3:00 pm

The past year has been tumultuous, full of upheaval and tragedy, but my chickens have been spared it all. Indeed,…

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29 December 2016 3:00 pm

New Year’s Day is the most depressing of holidays. It doesn’t celebrate anyone or anything worth celebrating. It simply marks…

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29 December 2016 3:00 pm

New Year’s Day is the most depressing of holidays. It doesn’t celebrate anyone or anything worth celebrating. It simply marks…

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29 December 2016 3:00 pm

New Year’s Day is the most depressing of holidays. It doesn’t celebrate anyone or anything worth celebrating. It simply marks…

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10 December 2016 9:00 am

While American conservatives, including Donald Trump and the Cuban exiles in Florida, whooped with joy at the news of the…

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8 December 2016 3:00 pm

While American conservatives, including Donald Trump and the Cuban exiles in Florida, whooped with joy at the news of the…

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8 December 2016 3:00 pm

While American conservatives, including Donald Trump and the Cuban exiles in Florida, whooped with joy at the news of the…

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3 December 2016 9:00 am

Most people who die in Britain are now cremated — more than 70 per cent of them — but there…

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1 December 2016 3:00 pm

Most people who die in Britain are now cremated — more than 70 per cent of them — but there…

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1 December 2016 3:00 pm

Most people who die in Britain are now cremated — more than 70 per cent of them — but there…