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Conservative child benefit cuts
What a wonderful picture of David and Samantha Cameron with their new baby daughter. And families, of course, was the hot topic at this week's Conservative Party Conference. I am also confused at government plans that from 2013, will remove child benefit from families...
Chilean miners could be free within days
The countdown has begun for the release of 33 Chilean miners trapped 2,300ft in a tunnel since 5 August - everybody's worst nightmare. It is hoped that rescuers will reach the trapped men with the next two days, and that they could be free within days. Just last week,...
Did Onassis have Bobby Kennedy killed?
I've booked tickets to see the new West End play Onassis starring Robert Lindsay. But I am perturbed that the storyline is based on a book which essentially claims that the Greek shipping magnate arranged the murder of Bobby Kennedy which has never been proven....
Congratulations to Nobel Prize winner Prof Robert Edwards
Congratulations to scientist Prof Robert Edwards on being awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. But why has it taken so long for him to achieve this worldwide recognition? The pioneering IVF treatment he developed with Dr Patrick Steptoe at Bourn Hall Clinic, near...
Australia’s $100,000 blogger shopper search
The countdown begins to discovering who is Australia's savviest blogger shopper. It's the job in a lifetime everyone is talking about down under - and its astounding salary of $100,000! I'm looking forward to finding out which lucky woman with a passion for fashion...
The day I met Ronnie Barker’s mother
Very few actors - let alone comedians - are honoured with a bronze statue as a legacy. Ronnie Barker, who was a firm household favourite, is one such man who has been immortalised this way, except I'm not too sure about the likeness. Like most great men, he has a...
Next it’s Nigel Farage and UKIP’s leadership challenge
It was the brother v brother challenge that considerably livened up the Labour Party leadership contest. Imagine if the maverick Nigel Farage had a brother standing against him to lead UKIP, two larger than life Farages, it would never be out of the headlines. The...
What will you leave children?
The unconditional love of a mother, the trust of young children and joy of being with a family, is heart rending in this 40 second NSPCC video. Sadly, it's not something all children experience. This evocative NSPCC campaign reminds us that children are our future,...
Why Ed Miliband is the loser
If Ed Miliband can find the time to conceive a child - or two - then surely he can find the time to register his name on his first born son's birth certificate. It might not have been a priority for him, but it's a ritual, and one usually accomplished with pride and...