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Women and blogging – your views please
You need to have an ultra thick skin and may sometimes wish you could crawl under a very large stone, but other than that, blogging is great fun and I have loved every day of it - well, most of them. The good days certainly outweigh the tiny minority of bad ones...
The missing – Derek Cross
Derek Cross vanished while on holiday with his friends in Benidorm 11 years ago when he was 26. Last year Derek's family renewed a desperate appeal for information. His son Spencer said: "I was nearly four and can remember bits about him. My mum and...
If you are at a loose end this evening….
Well I can honestly say that so far, nobody has ever got lost under my leadership as a guide for the Ramblers' Association. Let's hope my walk this evening is as successful as my previous jaunts. I live very close to Wicken Fen, a stunning National Trust nature...
Campaigning for twins and fairer benefits
Guest post by Linda Jones, campaigning for fairer benefits for parents of twins and triplets. I am a twin myself and so delighted to give a guest spot to Linda Jones who writes a site dedicated to multiple births called appropriately You've...
Have you upset any of the royals?
We all know the Queen has the patience of a saint, the greatest difficulty for her must be not to show surprise or annoyance at other people's odd behaviour. She must have known by now that they do things differently on the other side of the pond. Take George...
The missing – Renee Aitken
Renee Aitken was abducted from her bedroom in New South Wales, Australia, in 1984 aged five. She would now be 29. Despite exhaustive police investigations and three massive land searches, no trace of her has ever been found. An inquest was...
The media’s movers and shakers
I wonder if you have read the latest MediaGuardian 100 list published this week, their annual guide to the most powerful people in the industry. Candidates were judged on three criteria - their cultural, economic and political influence in the UK. I am surprised...
Julian’s 10 Downing Street petition
Julian Sturdy has just launched a petition on the 10 Downing Street website for the dualling of a desperately needed ring road in York, only the local paper omitted to included the link where they could sign up! How frustrating! The York Press did not understand...
Are you a water snob?
Water is my favourite drink, I drink loads of it throughout the day. I'm quite happy to drink tap water in restaurants too, except I get the feeling it is frowned upon by waiters who cannot then charge for it. My husband hates asking for it, he feels...