Toronto is the capital of the province of Ontario as well as the financial, entertainment and cultural capital of Canada. Bigger than the country’s capital Ottowa, it boasts millions of visitors annually, the largest downtown shopping centre in North America, it hosted the first legal same-sex marriage and has the largest […]

We’re all guilty of thinking about the past. For many people some memories are hard to erase, especially those which define who we are today. When something triggers a moment of low self-esteem, our thoughts revolve around the hours sat weighing up pros and cons or being too afraid to […]

More and more Europeans turn to their mobile phone to play a game or, if their national laws allow them to, place a bet. Since last September, even guests of certain Nevada hotels can place bets on their mobile devices –which is surprising to say the least, as online gambling […]

25-year-old Andy Murray was aiming to be the first British man in seventy-six years to win a major singles trophy since Fred Perry way back in 1936. However, facing six-time winner Roger Federer on Centre Court was always going to be a tough feat and the Swiss stepped up to […]

More often than not, people of average height aren’t aware of the perils of being vertically challenged. For those of us who are under 5ft 3, a vast array of complications arise daily from things that would be easy for our taller counterparts. Just in case you need to know: […]

Two brief pieces of fiction with  a theme of family. My Friend Walks alongside me Always interested Needs me Loves me Tells like it is Innocent in thought Copying ways Perfect in all 2.5 feet tall 1095 Days Sunrise to Sunset My son, my friend Heaven ‘Yes darling, God made […]

Mark Webber put himself right back in contention for his maiden Formula One World Championship this afternoon with a last-gasp effort to wrest victory in the British Grand Prix from Ferrari hero Fernando Alonso. The Australian capitalised on a strategy mistake by the rival Ferrari team to close down Alonso […]

On Saturday 23rd June 2012, I attended a walk organised by the South London based charity CoolTan Arts, an art organisation for people experiencing mental health distress. Their aim is to help people channel mental health distress through positive artistic projects. They hold a monthly fund-raising walk (called the ‘Largactyl Shuffle’) but the midnight walk […]