The missing – Rahma el-Dennaoui

The missing – Rahma el-Dennaoui

The abduction of Madeleine McCann has striking similarities to the mysterious disappearance of toddler Rahma el-Dennaoui who was also snatched from her bed, sleeping between her two sisters at their home in Sydney, 18 months ago. Her father checked on her at 2am...
Seeing the wood for the trees

Seeing the wood for the trees

I hope when EU ministers responsible for urban and spatial development  meet in Leipzig this week, that they will  have given serious consideration to boosting the number of urban trees in our neighbourhoods. I live in Cambridgeshire, the least wooded...
Will stem cell therapy help Michael walk again?

Will stem cell therapy help Michael walk again?

A woman crippled in a road accident is on her feet again thanks to revolutionary embryonic stem cell treatment in New Delhi. Sonya Smith was run over by her own car in Brisbane 17 months ago as she tried to stop it rolling down a hill with her three young...
When charity begins at home

When charity begins at home

Gordon Brown has no choice but to grant tax relief on the Madeleine McCann search fund on humanitarian grounds. How could any government feel comfortable in boosting its coffers this way, profiteering from the tragedy of these horrific and...
The missing – Nicole Morin

The missing – Nicole Morin

Nicole Morin totally vanished 22 years ago aged eight while walking to an elevator in her Toronto apartment block to meet a friend who was waiting for her in the downstairs lobby.  She never arrived. Her unsolved disappearance marked a turning point for similar...