Today is Shrove Tuesday in the UK, when Christians confess their sins, cleanse their souls and ask God for help in making changes to...

We are a twelfth of the way through the year. With the festivities a dim memory and resolutions already receding in the rear-view mirror,...

Is this a happy time of year? Well, I suspect that might depend on your perspective. If you see the new year as a clean slate and an...

Today, on the winter solstice, in London we enjoyed just 7 hours and 50 minutes of daylight. Compare that with the amount we get on 21...

Every day brings fresh reports of how AI will soon be coming for all our jobs. That's not the boring jobs like putting the caps on...

Do you start the day all scrunched up and feeling in need of a good stretch? Or are you the type that would happily stay curled up all...

This is the time of year when I reminisce about my father's tendency to use the calendar (as opposed to the thermometer) to control the...

(No, me neither until about ten minutes ago but read on and maybe we'll both learn something)   Anyone running a small...

As Madonna put it: "If we took a holiday, some time to celebrate...it would be so nice". Leaving aside my old English teacher's disdain...

As I am sure you are aware, there is an important decision to be made this coming Thursday. It is not one to be taken lightly. I don't...

Thank goodness for some proper summer weather at last! You can turn off the central heating and banish winter clothes to the back of the...

In the endless quest for novelty that is modern life, the word routine is often used negatively, implying something humdrum, dull...

With the spring equinox behind us, we can start to anticipate more daylight hours, warmer weather and maybe, just maybe, two consecutive...

...and the days weren't that great either Another day, another downpour. With the skies as gloomy as the economic outlook and every patch...

Perhaps, like me, you're shocked at institutions we once trusted riding roughshod over hardworking members of the community. Maybe your...

This is the time of year when newspapers and magazines all publish their "best buy" guides. You know the sort of thing. Aldi gets five...

If you believe the advertisers, Christmas is just around the corner and will consist of endless "fun" parties where people cheer cheese...

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is here. It's time to put away summer sports and bring on autumn activities. Traditional...

Or, if you're really serious, don't read it: just skip to the end, click the link and book a class The evenings are drawing in. I know it...

I know that many people have been nervous about making holiday plans this year. Understandably so, since extreme weather, transport...