My time as a duck-keeper seems to have come bloodily to an end. I have had ducks on my pond…

I used to enjoy the ghost stories of M.R. James, but I’ve never actually seen a ghost or even believed…

I used to enjoy the ghost stories of M.R. James, but I’ve never actually seen a ghost or even believed…

On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…

On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…

There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…

There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…

It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…

It had been many years since I had seen anything of Andreas Whittam Smith, but he popped up on the…

I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…

I am sure that the Queen disapproves of litter as much as anyone else, but she’s hardly ever exposed to…

No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…

No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…

Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…

Here I go again. I have stopped smoking. Until recently I had been smoking about 40 cigarettes a day, but…

Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…

Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…