Stories

Where would we be without people like Superintendent Ted Hastings and his single-minded devotion to the law? Over six compelling seasons of the BBC drama,

For most of us parking at the supermarket is a means to an end. We need to get our food shop home and putting it

Graffiti artist JonOne was upset to discover that his work of art had been vandalised. Painted before a live audience in Seoul in 2016 the

It has often been observed that football is like a religion. Fans follow clubs with adoration verging on worship and make great sacrifices of time

In his latest documentary David Attenborough gives a sobering assessment of our impact on the natural world. Human beings, he says, are ‘intruders’ and that

Sitting in the comfort of my home while I fill out the 2011 census, I’m feeling very grateful not to have lived two thousand years

The UK has recently passed the grim milestone of 125,000 deaths from Covid19. Every life lost was sacred and precious and each passing has been

On 13th October 2020 Dr Fabio Grandas was flying from St Marta to Guaymaral airport in Colombia. On board the light aircraft were his wife Mayerly,

If anyone ever had a reason to try and justify themselves it was Jesus. He lived a perfect life and yet for the three years

This week nineteen-year-old ‘Angel’ was shot dead on the streets of Mandalay. She had been protesting against the military coup that has once again plunged

First there was Mr Potato Head. Then Mrs Potato Head. And now gender-neutral Potato Head! It’s a sure sign that we no longer think of

The story is told of a father who gave his daughter an old car as a graduation present. Before handing over the keys for good

In an iconic scene from the film, Crocodile Dundee is walking through New York city with his girlfriend. Suddenly a mugger steps out with a

I was confirmed in the Church of England at the age of 13. Despite the best efforts of my school Chaplain, I didn’t quite grasp

Here’s a thought for those of you who celebrated Valentine’s Day with a loved one – do the cards and gifts you received prove that

A survey of 18 – 24-year olds revealed that a quarter thought marriage should be a temporary arrangement much like a mobile phone contract. It

Captivated by the personality of a lady he knew only from the comments she had written in the margin of a book, John Blanchard tracked

In the 1940s a professor of theology took his students on a tour of English sites of theological significance. Included on the tour was the

For decades the border between the Republic of Ireland and the North was the focus for a bitterly divided community. All that came to end