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...

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...

Now that the summer solstice is finally out of the way, we can at last look forward to the coming of autumn and winter. As the evenings...

What a week it has been, as the career of a former Prime Minister, infamous for parties, scandals, eccentric behaviour and his indecorous...

The world is experiencing so much discord, division and conflict right now. In too many places, opposing sides seem more polarised and...

There is such a lot going on this coming weekend, I'm worried that, in all the excitement, some people might forget to book their Pilates...

With spring finally here, I decided to take a short break; all the better to play some tennis and enjoy the improving weather. The only...