First off, I should say that the heading to this blog is not alliterative. The town is pronounced something like ‘Hania’ – the ̵...
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After a gap of over 10 years since her previous book, Monica Ali has produced her fifth novel. Love Marriage (see the cover on the home page) is a vib...
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The Phantom of the Open – I can see the wordplay they’re going for but I think somehow it doesn’t quite work – tells the story of...
Read MoreA true underdog tale of comedy and pathos
I can’t remember how many times I have been to Paris (I do recall the first time was in 1976) but I returned on Tuesday for the first time since...
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Well, that’s Easter pretty much out of the way! Have you got out of the airport yet? Of course, it may be that you and your family had no plans ...
Read MoreA lot of faff about flying right now
Yesterday saw the start of cricket’s 2022 County Championship season. As you may be aware, the England Test team have been having a rough time o...
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Since it’s taken hold in almost every aspect of our lives, I guess it is no shock at all that Amazon has now got into fashion. Judging by the ph...
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At the Emirates Stadium in North London on Wednesday night (see photo on the home page), Arsenal, lying fourth in the Premier League, hosted Liverpool...
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Fantasies are not necessarily about good things. Dystopian fantasy is apparently a popular genre of science fiction. In Ukraine right now, the world i...
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