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I cannot remember when I became completely apolitical. For well over thirty years when lecturing about Arab culture, I used to dread...

It is the fashion at the moment to rewrite great works of literature, including works for the stage and opera house, to reflect modern...

The vogue for long walks literally knows no bounds. In the UK, there’s the John Muir Way in Scotland (134 miles), Hadrian’s Wall Trail...

I have hesitated a long time before writing this article*. At a time when apparently even prospective Conservative election candidates...

If there is a gate, always close it behind you. Pets have been known to squeeze between legs at the open front door and run out into the...

Many British readers will remember the great storm that hit England in October 1987 for the destruction and havoc it left behind it...

Or should it be: Where have all the birds gone? Or the non-human animals? Four months ago, I was walking with my dogs near my home...

There has been a lot of comment over the last few days following The Telegraph’s revelations that Puffin books have “revised” Roald Dahl...

Last month we left the UK’s Tory Party hanging from a cliff edge by its finger nails. Beneath it circled a large shark with a strange...

If you are British, and old enough to remember when trains could take you to almost anywhere in the UK on time, you may wish to stop...