Having the courage to die

Having the courage to die

I wouldn’t want to end my life as a vegetable and am now able to make legal arrangements to spare myself – and loved ones – this kind of suffering. I hope I will never find myself in the situation of becoming involved in an assisted suicide. But I’m relieved...
Life goes on in murder house

Life goes on in murder house

Once again my Cambridgeshire village finds itself in the media spotlight following the 33-year sentencing of Rekha Kumari-Baker for murdering her two daughters to “wreak havoc” upon her former husband, David Baker. I have just walked by the murder house round the...
Cowardly mugger robs my frail but feisty friend

Cowardly mugger robs my frail but feisty friend

My author friend Jean Adamson was mugged yesterday. The shameless robber escaped with her purse and left her lying in the road with a broken arm. Jean is 81-years-old and has a frail build, but is full of feisty spirit that I hope will see her through this terrible...