It has been almost 5 years since British student Meredith Kercher was murdered in Perugia, and Justice has still not been delivered. After two verdicts, no one really knows what happened during the night of 1th November 2007. What we do know is what has happened since: a murdered girl […]

Kenya is one of the top places in Africa with the most attractive honeymoon destinations. This would be the ideal destination for lovers to enjoy the most romantic start to their life together. Ranging from coastal beaches, to splendid resorts to scenic physical features, Kenya is what every newly wed […]

Before I launch into “A spot of bother”, I think it would be useful to provide the blurb: At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his unpredictable daughter, announces […]

Big Macs and Whoppers vying to become integrated plot devices in fiction novels? Cans of Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper defining compelling character arcs in YA/tween fantasy? Hip, young, internet-aware fiction characters using the nutritional and manufacturing advice on corporate web sites to argue their choice of everything from fast food […]

When we talk about the Second World War and the Holocaust, we sometimes go into hypothesis. What if the Allies and the rest of the world were aware of the scale of the atrocities carried out by the Nazi regime? Would they have invaded sooner? Would they have been able […]

England’s 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign has begun. Confidence is quite rightly high for this campaign, but should it be for the actual tournament in two years time? The extremely experienced Roy Hodgson is the current boss and he has his work cut out to attempt to bring some success […]

Some say that all you need to become a great writer is a healthy imagination and a way with words. I believe this idea to be both true and false, in equal measures. I don’t dispute that imagination is needed; if writers such as C.S. Lewis, Douglas Adams and J.K. […]

“All together now”, that seems to be the call from Hollywood at the moment with some great characters being thrown together to form something magnificent. That’s what most people seemed to be saying when coming out of the cinema after watching the ultimate superhero team-up ever. Well the word that […]