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The 7/7/07 wedding date
If only that was all it took for a happy marriage - choosing a date with a triple row of magical 7s to tie the knot. When covering numerous golden weddings as a cub reporter, I always asked the secret of their wedded bliss and the answer was invariably the same - you...
Norwich uni today
It's all very well for the government to say today they will give thousands of students more grants from September 2008 - and yes please - but my concern is whether David will be offered a place of his choice at university. After...
Good luck to James
Good luck to James Tumbridge at Monday's open primary where hopes to be selected as Conservative parliamentary candidate for Waveney, which has a Labour majority of less than 6,000. There are three other finalists contesting the nomination. You may...
The missing – Katrice Lee
Katrice Lee vanished in 1981, on her second birthday, during a visit to the Naafi shop on an army base at Paderborn, near Hanover. Her parents, Richard and Sharon, still cling to the belief that she may be alive. The computer-modified picture, showing Katrice as she...
Guardian pays £75 compensation for bearded insults on blog
How much compensation should be paid to a journalist who is insulted by comment is free readers over his beard? The Guardian decided on the princely sum of £75. This was apparently the amount paid to Paul Markillie, special features editor of The Economist after his...
An important lesson for Alan Johnson
When Alan Johnson visits his "forgotten" constituents in Hull, I hope he grabs a mop and joins in the clean-up operation, that he shows some genuine concern by his actions, not just empty words. An important lesson for him to learn is that he still represents his...
The missing – Jacob Wetterling
Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped by a masked gunman in 1979 aged 11. He was cycling home from a convenience store in Minnesota where he had rented a video with his brother and a friend when the gunman appeared from a driveway and ordered the...
Off to Leicester today
David and I are off to Leicester University today and I am very much enjoying venturing into this totally unknown territory and trawling the campuses. I missed out on university as I was fortunate to have a job offered on a local rag as a cub reporter...
Today’s wonderful news – Alan Johnston is freed
I woke up to the most wonderful news today that Alan Johnston has been freed after nearly four terrifying months in captivity. It seems ironic that he is released at a time when the UK is on a critical security alert fearing an imminent terrorist attack. At this time,...