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What will your kids be doing this summer?
I have always loved the long summer holidays with my boys, I never wanted them to be over quickly. But I wonder how our "cotton-wool" kids are going to cope over the next few weeks, my heart goes out to them. It's hard to believe that one-third of children...
What do women voters want ?
With all political parties trying to win over women's votes, their advisers may want to dip into a new book called If They Only Listened To Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians To Hear. Soon after the 2004 presidential election, former New York Times journalist...
The missing – Gareth Koch
It's been three years and four months since Gareth Koch vanished while trekking in Nepal with a friend in March 2004 aged 24. The two went their separate ways and alarm bells rang after Gareth failed to return home as expected. His parents...
Where can I find the best consultant for my son?
Just in case any medics read this blog, can anyone please tell me where I can find the best consultant for my son so he does not have to have surgery on his face? I've mentioned our visits to Great Ormond Street Hospital to treat David's chronic osteomyelitis in...
The missing – Diana Lynn Harris
The daughter of Diana Lynn Harris has turned detective to solve the long-running mystery of her mother's fate after she disappeared in Monroe County, Florida 25 years ago. She was ten years old at the time and had been in Michigin with her brother visiting...
Would Boris win your vote?
The reason I like Boris Johnson is because he is obviously very intelligent (and I have a weakness for brainy men), and the way he tends to smile and charm his way through life, through his various gaffes. At the end of the day, we know he is not perfect,...
Stand Up Speak Up
David Cameron has launched an innovative online Stand Up Speak Up campaign to help Conservatives shape their future policy by "engaging and involving" the public, asking for their views which will then be considered by the Shadow Cabinet. In order to...
The latest recycling row
While I am delighted the government has been recommended to re-think its fortnightly bin collections, I just wonder why it has taken so long when Labour ignored previous warnings about the potential health risks this involved. According to a government...
The missing – Sarah Morales Hernandez
Sarah Morales Hernandez, 14, went missing Las Palmas on July 30 last year after arranging to meet a friend in a shopping centre. According to her friend, the teenager never arrived and CCTV cameras have no footage of her ever entering the centre. Thorough...