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That elusive search for Mr Right
Marrying young can work - my mother was only 16 and had known my father a short while before their wedding in war-torn Greece. What is tragic about Peaches Geldof is her bleak description of marriage today. The 19-year-old married three months ago in a Las Vegas...
Women aid workers who risk their lives
I call it a cowardly attack of the worst kind. Two men on a motor bike pull up alongside a woman on her way to work, one of them jumps off and shoots her at close range. She was defenceless and unarmed. Her crime was to be a Christian woman. The Taleban claimed...
Did you see The Beatles live?
My blogging friend Richard Havers would like to hear from you if you have seen The Beatles live, or know someone who did, for a project he is working on. This is the post Richard wrote where you can contact him, and he's getting some interesting responses. ...
Watch out Tiger Woods
I can't deny I was really disappointed when James gave up the stage for golf, which I wrote about here. But he has excelled in his new passion, winning a major tournament this weekend. His name will now be engraved on a roll of honour along with other champions at his...
Could stem cell research helped save Daniel?
As a mother whose two sons were both enthusiastic rugby players for several years, I admit there were times when I could not bear to watch the most brutal parts of the game on the touch line. This involved David and James being thrown horribly to the ground like a rag...
A little less Christmas cheer this year
Apologies for mentioning Christmas while still in October. But I was saddened to learn that soaring electricity prices have forced one householder not to put up their annual festive display of Santa and his helpers. Bernard and Denise Lumsden, Bristol, have annually...
Tuning in to Baroness Ashton’s Question Time
You can tune in on Monday evening to hear Baroness Cathy Ashton of Upholland being quizzed by MEPs over her new role as Trade Commissioner following the shock resignation of Peter Mandelson. You can watch the process before your very eyes by linking here...
80% carbon emission reduction – fantasy or fact?
Is an 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 achievable? It is a brave and ambitious target set by Ed Miliband, the newly appointed champion of climate change for the government. I'm sure he has had his ears bent by his brother David, who as Environment...
Most consumers not concerned about buying GM foods
An EU study by three academics has concluded that most consumers are not concerned about buying GM foods. My MEP Robert Sturdy hosted a press conference in Brussels to promote the report, entitled "Do European Consumers Buy GM Foods?” There are at least 69...