Opinion

A lot of hot air The good old British weather notoriously affects many of London’s sporting and recreational events. The tennis at Wimbledon just about kept to schedule this year

The first tongue twister word that one comes across while learning Portuguese is ‘sobrancelhas’, the term used to describe one’s eyebrows. It does not have much in common with eyes

Whilst this country occupies an enviable position – seventh out of 163 – within the ‘Global Peace Index’, this year’s general report makes for some grizzly reading, declaring that “the

You might remember an American chap by the name of Victor Kiam, who – so impressed by his wife’s gift of a Remington electric shaver – decided he’d buy its

I love unique things and, therefore, I am always on the lookout at boot fairs and charity shops for anything that is unusual. The stranger the item, the more I

Have you ever wondered what is happening to your village, city, country, or planet? We witness constant changes every day, many of which stem from global warming. Despite being a

A familiar tableau that most of us have witnessed is when we see two women friends meeting after a gap of few months – they squeal in delight, hug each

I celebrated another birthday in Portugal this week, which began in the early hours of the morning with a visit from the country’s GNR police force, and ended with the

I do not like to be hypnotized and that is the truth. The reason for it is that I don’t like being told what to do. There, you have it.