It’s no good starting a working day absolutely exhausted after a long night of sleeplessness, punctuated by anxiety dreams, but that’s the reality for an awful lot of people. It’s certainly my reality....

The ‘New’ IRA has claimed responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. No wait. That should say ‘has claimed irresponsibility’ for the murder of Lyra McKee. And they wish to offer their...

And now Billy McNeill has died, one of the greatest footballers who ever lived and captain of the Lisbon Lions who in 1967 won the European Cup against Inter Milan. Watching the game on a tiny flickering black and white...

If you’d asked me 40 years ago what was the number one single was, I’d have happily given you the answer. I’d have probably reeled off the top 10, maybe the top 40, too. Music was so much better back then,...

An interesting piece in today’s Guardian about giving up antidepressants and how most people “can stop without too much trouble.” That, I would imagine, is because the majority of people who use them do so on a...

Waking up to hear the news that at least 137 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka is beyond shocking. Everyone should be free to practice whatever religion they...