Last year, for the first time, there were more pensioners than children in Britain. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed there were 11,129,000 people aged under 16, compared with 11,272,000 aged 60 and over...

Taking the first step toward the church was very difficult. I was suspicious of Christians because I am a liberal and I disagree with the views held by some conservative Christians. I support gay marriage, female priests and...

The late president of Germany, Johannes Rau, once remarked, "for politicians there has always been only one thing worse than being caricatured - and that is not being caricatured." This statement evidently does not apply in the Middle East. Witness

It was his long study and experience that allowed him to call a conference of crows during the auspicious festival of Kag Tihar. Hundreds of crows came, responding to his calls at the Open Theater in Kathmandu...

Last time I wrote a big piece of academic work I was disheartened because I thought my work would be useless. There is nothing worse than plugging away at something, thinking that only your examiner will read it and that