Robert Cumming was not the first art critic to be puzzled by Filippino Lippi’s famous 15th century painting Virgin and Child....

In the blockbuster movie Gladiator, Maximus is a Roman General betrayed by Caesar’s son Commodus. Reduced to slavery Maximus fights...

While he may have jumped before he was pushed it was refreshing to hear Humza Yousaf’s speech as he stepped...

How on earth did St George end up as the patron saint of England? Legend has it that he was...

At the beginning of William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies a party of school children are stranded on a...

Being in the right place at the right time is all it takes to lift someone from obscurity to fame....

On the morning of 16th March 1912, Captain Lawrence Oates walked out of his tent in the Antarctic and into temperatures...

Made famous by Kevin Costner’s film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, the Sycamore Gap tree stood for 300 years. That...

Where I live I am surrounded by beautiful countryside and there are lots of walks to choose from. So over...

With depressing regularity, we discover the devastating impact of our failure to look after God’s creation. With our backs turned...

This week Dr Georgia Carroll is preparing to deliver the keynote address at a conference in Melbourne, Australia. The conference...

Last week a lawsuit was lodged in the Delhi High Court. The case in question concerns a dispute over which...

For prospective homeowners nothing beats the sight of watching a new-build house rise from the ground. Rather less exciting is...

With freezing temperatures I’m wondering whether I might wake up one morning to a blanket of snow outside. Only it...

Most of us wake up each morning confident that we will see the end of the day. But sometimes something...

When it comes to wrapping presents there are different schools of thought. Some opt for a plain and simple approach...

Despite its stirring theme tune one of our favourite Christmas movies, The Great Escape, is a tragic tale. It tells...

Many years ago, my brother and sister were at Victoria station waiting for a train to Brighton. They sat on...

With our Black Friday deals in the bag and Advent calendars ready to be opened we’re all set for the...

By the spring of 1621 only half of the Pilgrims who had arrived aboard the Mayflower were still alive, and...

When King Charles was born on 14th November 1948 post-war food rationing was still in place. So, very fitting that he...