June Shannon finds out why the festive season is one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year for many doctors around the country. Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house there was complete pandemonium. Hyperactive children strung out on Curly Wurlies refused to go to bed. Frazzled mothers tried [...]
Giovanni Morelli recommends a selection of fine wines to match what is undoubtedly the biggest and most important meal of the year — the gut-busting feast that we all enjoy on Christmas Day. The best kind of wine is that which is pleasant to him that drinks it.” – Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historiae. One [...]
Jools Holland has spent the last 30 years meeting his musical heroes and playing with them live on TV. He has also received an OBE for his achievements as a musician, bandleader and presenter. Though now a ‘national treasure’, he first came to the public’s attention as the pianist with the punk band Squeeze. After [...]
Shirley Lanigan explains how you can use hedging to give structure and balance to a garden while also making the outdoor space a place that invites the visitor to sit, lie and loll. Gardens, in common with people, share a single rule: the best examples always have good bone structure. We can do what we [...]
Berna Cox gets herself in a knit over jumpers, scarves and hats but finds that while it is a bit of a challenge to learn, on those long winter nights, knitting can be good therapy for the soul. What would you think if I said ‘k2 p2 sl 1 psso k2t’? Some sort of secret [...]
Conor White gives us an overview of the telecoms sector, which is better insulated than most against a worsening economy, and reports on some of the major players in the sector such as KPN. The European telecom sector is down 36% so far this year despite robust earnings resilience (only -5% downgrade to FY08 consensus [...]
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