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A welling-up moment
I'm packing to travel to Hull for my eldest son's graduation tomorrow, the proudest day of my life, and for so many other parents too. I must remember to include a big wad of tissues as I know it will be an emotional moment. David has a 2.1 in Economics and Marketing...
Holywell’s haunted tale on the Ouse Valley Way
We didn't see any ghosts when my fellow ramblers and I stopped off for a break at Holywell during our recent walk - 18.7 miles I am proud to say as it has been a very long time since I clocked up this kind of mileage on foot - along the picturesque Ouse Valley Way. I...
My Champneys boot camp update
It's almost two months since I went to Champeys boot camp at Henlow Grange and, miraculously, I have retained my half stone weight loss. I have just sipped an early morning mug of fresh ginger and lemon, our first drink of the day at Champneys to kickstart our detox...
I’m a working mum who has enough
Times columnist Camilla Cavendish writes about the conflict of modern working mums while attending her seven-year-old-sons sports day. I'd say that was the perfect work-life balance and I'm proud that I never missed my sons' sports days either. Camilla's report...
Infertility and IVF – the new solution
IVF is regarded by many infertile couples as the answer to their dreams, their last desperate chance of becoming parents, especially as many today are leaving parenthood until later in life. Tragically, infertility affects one in six people in the UK, about 3.5...
What jobs will be created for our future?
With my son about to graduate - and fortunate to have found a job - I wonder whether his degree has equipped him, and our other young graduates, with the skills needed for the future. According to futurist Thomas Frey, 60% of the jobs needed 10 years from now...
Dispatches and Undercover Undertaker
The shocking Dispatches report last night on the funeral business, Undercover Undertaker, should have included Wendii Miller's story who could have provided much needed advice for families. Wendii arranged her own mother's burial, collecting her body from a hospital...
How will our universities have changed by 2030?
While it is no surprise that David Willetts, the universities minister, is keen to introduce innovative technologies in our universities, with lectures being held over the internet and using online textbooks in which students write 'margin' notes as they read them and...
Cambridge Healthcare’s scoops top award for howareyou?
I love stories of Cambridge geeks/entrepreneurs who turn their visions into award winning projects, having began life in their attic or shed - and the inspirational Dawson King is one such person whose How are you? electronic health record will revolutionise the way...