This news story immediately caught my attention—a gift for any sub-editor in search of a headline: Sex shop converted.   Castlegate...

The climax of my nostalgia week has arrived as today we head to Cumbria. We’re staying with an old athletics friend—Dave and I ran...

A total whitewash—6–0, 6–0 in just 57 minutes. American Amanda Anisimova lost spectacularly in her Wimbledon Singles final. Her...

And the winner is… 123456, with a staggering 3,018,050 uses! The runner-up, 123456789, trails far behind with “just” 1,625,135. If you...

My advice to my daughters has always been: “If in doubt, burst into tears!” And you know what? It usually works.   Tears have been in the...

Seven men. I struggle to pronounce their names, yet I pray for them by name:   Rev Haile Naizge Dr Kuflu Gebremeskel Rev Million...

Tervehdys!   So here we are — even further north than John O’Groats. We’re in Helsinki, capital of the land of the midnight sun.   And I...

Here are five of the most dreaded phrases in the English language: “Ross, I think I’ve found a short cut!”* Closed for staff training...

A headline on the BBC News website yesterday caught my eye:  Police called in row between villagers and rector . It features the church...

For me the answer was obvious, given the overwhelming importance of Christmas in my life: “Which was the most important event in Jesus’...

“Number 6: I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or...

For me, one of the most dramatic and unforgettable scenes in any film comes from Guy Hamilton’s Battle of Britain . In fact, the movie...

Two Americans took centre stage yesterday, yet they could hardly be more different. First, we witnessed vintage Donald Trump as he...

I had an unexpectedly fascinating conversation this week—about eggs. Yes, really. I dropped in to see a friend, David, who opened my eyes...

“Ambition, the moth of holiness,” observes Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in Edward Berger’s political thriller Conclave .   With a...

To be with someone you love in terrible pain—and to stay with them—takes courage. In fact, the pain you endure as a witness can be just...

What’s the most wonderful, most extraordinary entity in the entire universe?   Answer: me.   Well—not just me, but my sense of being me....

Matthew, the disciple of Jesus, knew all about tariffs—he collected them. But it didn’t make him rich; it just cost him friends.   As a...

You can kick the can down the road – until you run out of road. And today, in so many areas, to abruptly change metaphors, the train is...

It’s not just ParkRun that inspires enthusiasts to travel the length and breadth of the country (and beyond) for their Saturday morning...