by Ellee Seymour | Oct 8, 2010 | News
The surprise visit of Hollywood hearthrob Johnny Depp to a primary school after being sent a letter by a nine-year-old schoolgirl asking him to help her classmates “mutiny” against the teachers just proves that if you don’t ask, you don’t get,...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 6, 2010 | News
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....
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 5, 2010 | News, updates
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...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 4, 2010 | News, updates
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...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 1, 2010 | News
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...
by Ellee Seymour | Sep 24, 2010 | News, university
This weekend I’m attending the first of four university open days being held over the next few weeks with my younger son. He wants to study Business & Marketing and has shown an entrepreneurial flair from a young age by selling golf balls on his school bus,...
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