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NHS Notebook
Across Europe, hospitals have been filling up again with the second wave of coronavirus. France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the…
Give it a shot
How to win over vaccine sceptics
Sets appeal
The distracting beauty of TV backdrops
Open season
Anything goes with Advent calendars
Bad tidings
I was dreaming of a cancelled Christmas
Blowing in the wind
With Cummings gone, which way will the PM turn now?
Name dropping
The death of the surname
War of words
How to win at Scrabble
One country, one system
Beijing’s authority is sweeping through Hong Kong
Things fall apart
Civil war is breaking out in Ethiopia
Scot free
Staying in the Union is now riskier than independence
Princess of Whales
Inside the court of Carrie Symonds
Gravestones
A parishioner in West Yorkshire has been allowed to put an inscription in Chinese on a relative’s gravestone. ‘There is…
Mink
Mink keeps you warm. That’s a most acceptable bonus, but its prime function is status. This week, however, the focus…
Cartoon hero
The timeless brilliance of Pont of Punch
An uneasy peace
Armenians don’t want a deal – they want resolution
Wishful drinking
Pubs have always been good at bending the rules
The Trump kickback
He may have lost – but his agenda is here to stay
Curb your enthusiasm
The Covid vaccine still has a long way to go
Islam’s Enlightenment
Muslim thinkers offer a remedy to fundamentalism
Macron alone
Where is the support for his fight against Islamism?
Positive thinking
Britain’s best hope isn’t a vaccine – it’s millions of daily tests
Driven mad
Why is buying a car such an ordeal?
France vs Islamism
How does Macron hope to prosecute his war?
Quince
I recently bought some quinces in our local farmshop as part of my new policy of investing heavily in right-wing…
