The weathermen have been telling us to expect a large dump of snow for several days so it came as no big surprise that yesterday, most of the land was decked with a white, wet and slippery blanket. This has been a godsend for the free rags who can fill otherwise empty pages with stories [...]
So the British Airways cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay and conditions from 29th to 31st January. I have a flight from Basel to London booked on 31st January which looks like being affected.
As my wife is about 24 weeks pregnant, this will be our last chance to visit my family before [...]
Britain is unique in that most cookers come with a grill compartment which you can use to make toast with. When I grew up we had a gas cooker at home where you could place your thick slices of Warburton’s bleached white, and after a few minutes – and the obligatory flip-over – you had [...]