The gruelling Civil War is over; the monarchy has been restored and is now reformed. It’s 1688 in the excellent history of the English...

This year it’s going to be different. Tomorrow Jacqui and I travel the 200 miles or so to Shepton Mallet in Somerset, to the Royal Bath...

It must have been particularly difficult having a conversation with Stephen Hawking, especially towards the end of his remarkable life. ...

“My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.” This morning we woke...

One thing I learnt from my time as a young reporter at the Crosby Herald/Formby Times is that you can always track someone down. This...

7.10 am this morning, the phone goes just as I am eating my porridge, thinking about what to write for this blog. Jacqui upstairs answers:...