The war of the worlds
IT IS AMAZING what an effect H.G. Wells’ book has had since it was written in 1898, isn’t it? In October 1938, Orson Welles’ radio broadcast based on The War
CYPRUS
Island mourns for crash victims Cyprus has ended three days of public mourning as the island of less than one million people struggles to come to terms with its biggest
GUATEMALA
Prison riots leave 31 dead Inmates from rival gangs clashed in three Guatemalan prisons last Monday, leaving at least 31 prisoners dead before police restored order, the country’s Interior Minister,
To sleep… perchance to rest those weary bones…
A GOOD night’s sleep is something we all appreciate as we know only too well the effects of a bad one – feeling irritable, unable to concentrate, physical exhaustion and
BRAZIL
Biggest bank robbery ever Bank robbers have stolen more than 50 million euros after tunnelling into a Central Bank vault in Brazil. The massive heist is the biggest bank robbery
The standard Mediterranean garden – Part 2
I DO NOT mean this disparagingly, but if there had to be a standard garden, seen right around the Mediterranean, it would have a lawn with a palm tree in
Back tickling and pole dancing in the hills
• Sun-drying tomatoes in the drying machine Thursday 7th July This afternoon, while Martyn was taking one of our cars for its MOT re-test (it passed), I decided to water
Speedball
LOVE HURTS. Love can be wonderful. Not unlike Jason and his Argonauts in eternal pursuit of the Golden Fleece, or the quest for the mythical Holy Grail, people everywhere are
Amazing Azores
ONE OF Europe’s best-kept secrets, the Azores straddle the mid-Atlantic ridge around 950 miles west of Lisbon. In fact, this string of nine distinctive, emerald green islands forms the western
The most radical changes to private
The most radical changes to private and state pensions for decades PENSIONS REMAIN a hot topic in the UK and will continue to do so as “A” day moves closer