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First I cursed the Calais migrants — then I thanked them

4 July 2015 9:00 am

The Eurostar train descended gently into the Channel Tunnel, went halfway along it, and then stopped. There it remained for…

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2 July 2015 1:00 pm

The Eurostar train descended gently into the Channel Tunnel, went halfway along it, and then stopped. There it remained for…

Long life

2 July 2015 1:00 pm

The Eurostar train descended gently into the Channel Tunnel, went halfway along it, and then stopped. There it remained for…

The pointlessness of outlawing hogging the middle lane

27 June 2015 9:00 am

It is nearly two years since the police were granted new powers to fine motorists for ‘hogging’ the middle lane…

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25 June 2015 1:00 pm

It is nearly two years since the police were granted new powers to fine motorists for ‘hogging’ the middle lane…

Long life

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

It is nearly two years since the police were granted new powers to fine motorists for ‘hogging’ the middle lane…

Alan Rusbridger’s final oath

20 June 2015 9:00 am

My friend Alan Rusbridger has just given up editing the Guardian after a distinguished 20-year reign that has climaxed, as…

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18 June 2015 1:00 pm

My friend Alan Rusbridger has just given up editing the Guardian after a distinguished 20-year reign that has climaxed, as…

Long life

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

My friend Alan Rusbridger has just given up editing the Guardian after a distinguished 20-year reign that has climaxed, as…

Dressing up for the opera is not elitist

13 June 2015 9:00 am

It’s June, and the country-house summer opera festivals are now in full swing. Glyndebourne, which opened the season last month,…

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11 June 2015 1:00 pm

It’s June, and the country-house summer opera festivals are now in full swing. Glyndebourne, which opened the season last month,…

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11 June 2015 1:00 pm

It’s June, and the country-house summer opera festivals are now in full swing. Glyndebourne, which opened the season last month,…

Living next door to someone rich, and beside a motorway, makes you fat and your blood pressure soar

6 June 2015 9:00 am

I wrote last week about a swarm of bees that had attached itself to a wall of my house, as…

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4 June 2015 1:00 pm

I wrote last week about a swarm of bees that had attached itself to a wall of my house, as…

Long life

4 June 2015 1:00 pm

I wrote last week about a swarm of bees that had attached itself to a wall of my house, as…

Inside, pursued by a swarm of bees

30 May 2015 9:00 am

From reading the newspapers you might get the impression that honeybees were on the way to extinction. In Europe, it…

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28 May 2015 1:00 pm

From reading the newspapers you might get the impression that honeybees were on the way to extinction. In Europe, it…

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28 May 2015 1:00 pm

From reading the newspapers you might get the impression that honeybees were on the way to extinction. In Europe, it…

A Finnish man was fined £83,000 for speeding because his annual income is £10.1 million

23 May 2015 9:00 am

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

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21 May 2015 1:00 pm

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

Long life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

Power couple: 'Dave and Sam' (Photo: Getty)

What Italy made of the result of the British general election (not much)

16 May 2015 9:00 am

On election day I was in Puglia in the ‘heel’ of Italy, where interest in British politics could hardly be…

Power couple: 'Dave and Sam' (Photo: Getty)

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14 May 2015 1:00 pm

On election day I was in Puglia in the ‘heel’ of Italy, where interest in British politics could hardly be…

Power couple: 'Dave and Sam' (Photo: Getty)

Long life

14 May 2015 1:00 pm

On election day I was in Puglia in the ‘heel’ of Italy, where interest in British politics could hardly be…

The over-75s are being asked if they would like to sign their own death warrants

9 May 2015 9:00 am

It’s more than four months now since my 75th birthday, but I’m still waiting for a ‘cold call’ from the…