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Why we will miss The Inbetweeners
I'm glad we saw The Inbetweeners film after our 18-year-old son had returned from his trip to Magaluf with his nine schoolfriends all wearing identical blue tee-shirts as they set foot on Spanish soil. (Yes, I know what they REALLY call Magaluf!!!) I can typecast...
Sally Bercow and Celebrity Big Brother
Sally Bercow's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother looks set to spectacularly backfire as she appears to be the favourite first Z-rated "celeb" who is booted off. Last night she crumbled and was reduced to tears, hiding in the loo after being nominated by housemate...
The death of the courageous Diana Lamplugh
I was so sorry learn of the death of Diana Lumplugh, mother of murdered estate agent Suzy Lamplugh who went to meet a "Mr Kipper" in 1986 and was never seen again. Her remains have never been found. The heartbroken mother selflessly turned her grief into a crusade to...
My magic pen at the Sanger Institute
My contract will soon end at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, working with some of the brightest minds who are making scientific discoveries for human health and disease. It's been a wonderful experience for me to learn about their astonishing research, and...
Can American supercop Bill Bratton advise Ely police too?
While our courts are working round the clock dishing out justice to looting thieves, why can't all traders expect the same justice from the judiciary after being targeted by shoplifters? My husband and pa-in-law both have stalls at the Ely Waterside Antique Centre...
Celebrating zeroes at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
I've been working on a contract at the amazing Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute for the last couple of months, a world-leading centre for the study of genomes - the set of chemical instruction for life. It recently celebrated its latest phenomenal sequencing milestone:...
How the govt should tackle our young looters
It was shocking to see so many frenzied young people among those looting in our cities, driven by greed and intoxicated by the gangland culture. The question I ask is "what about their parents?" I couldn't believe how the parents of one 14-year-old girl couldn't be...
A night with Tom Jones
How many 71-year-old men have women throwing knickers at them? Only one man I know can manage it - the sex bomb from the valleys, Tom Jones, who despite his advancing years, can still perform an amazingly energetic sell-out show. I was among the 30,000 crowd at...
London’s burning no-go areas
As the terrifying violence and looting continues to sweeps across London into parts of Ealing and Croydon during a third night of unrest, here is some advice for the government's Cobra committee when it meets today, courtesy of a Sky New blog comment: Posted...