A tenuous link – an experience shared. William Bradford, the son of a Yorkshire farmer, was born in sleepy Austerfield, just outside Doncaster in 1590. What if I was to tell you this man was a factor two of mankind’s most heroic adventures? That without him Neil Armstrong may never […]

Travel is my number one pleasure – I absolutely live for it.  I had just returned from a wonderful two weeks in India over New Year, as well as being faced with two upcoming exams that I had done little work for, when my great friend rang me late one […]

Nicholas Sarkozy was subdued as he spoke to his supporters, the most prominent emotion here was relief, and for good reason. He had lost responsibility for a country where unemployment is at its highest in twelve years and the vulnerable state of the euro has been a source of constant […]

As we entered the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix weekend with three different winners, this weekend Formula One rocks up in the sunshine of Catalunya close to the classical city of Barcelona with four drivers triumphant so far in 2012. Spanish fans will be eager to see if the recent in-season […]

In a managerial appointment that has surprised, bewildered and confounded in equal measure, the English Football Association has decided to appoint Roy Hodgson as the successor to Fabio Capello as manager of the England men’s senior football team. In a press conference called at Wembley on Tuesday 1st May, the […]

There are very few things in life that prepare you for that inevitable day when you awake from the night before, wearing nothing more than a ‘I love Barry White’ t-shirt, a pair of novelty, boxing glove shaped slippers, boot up the computer and discover that you have indeed won […]

“Don’t you think we can walk there?” I asked Kevin in a pleading tone, “It can’t be that far away!” Kevin, who is my husband and navigator, shrugged, “I think we need a cab.” I couldn’t stand the thought of another harrowing ride in a Beirut taxi. We had been […]

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel cruised his way through the desert heat on Sunday to claim his first Bahrain Grand Prix victory. The win was also the first at the circuit for his Red Bull team, and came on a day when none of the German’s championship rivals were able […]