When we moved into our split-foyer house 26 years ago, it was the proper size for a family with three children. It never occurred to me that one day the stairs might become a problem. For the first time I had space dedicated to nothing but my writing. We

AN independent trader who runs a cheese stall in St Nicholas' Market has shown support for the new currency. Mel Taylor, who works for Trethowan's Dairy, said: "I think it's a really good idea. "It's all about keeping money in the local area. There might

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Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher, mathematician and essayist, once wrote: "The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." Along the same lines, over 100 years ago, Charles Darwin, author of "On

Programmes broadcast by BBC Radio 4 have picked up 8 of the 11 prizes at the corporation’s first ever Audio Drama Awards. ‘Lost Property – The Year My Mother Went Missing’ was named Best Audio Drama, while the top actor and actress awards went to David T

Draco was the legislator in Athens, Greece, who introduced that city-state's first written code of laws around 621 B.C. This written code replaced the arbitrary oral laws enforced by the aristocrats of Athens, most of which were not even revealed to the