Life & Society
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Rough crossings
York Membery looks back to an era when scores of poor Britons sailed the Atlantic in search of a better life
Kindness of strangers
Observations on crime
Resisting Persecution
The Bahá’í faith supports human rights and interactions with other religions, yet the believers have faced persecution in Iran for decades.
Scotland's Simon Cowell?
I've been portrayed as some kind of godawful combination of Elizabeth Bathory, Simon Cowell and Bird Flu and have turned out to be a terrible anti-climax...
Korres Wild Rose Mask
An excellent facemask which is thick and satisfyingly white and opaque
Natura Bisse Inhibit-Tensolift
It's not cheap but this product gets a big thumbs up from Annalisa Barbieri - all except the pump action bottle
Pure potions skin salvation
A rich and steroid-free treatment for eczema, that doesn't leave a sting
More This Week
In Television
Crossing Timmy Mallett
Jungle warning - the 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here' participant shouldn't be crossed if my experience is anything to go by
In Law & Reform
I miss the Bailey not Blunkett
The former home secretary absolutely no understanding of the vital function of the jury in our democracy and appeared to have been influenced on the subject by John Grisham
In Books
An American suicide
There was no subject which David Foster Wallace could not write about. He was a hero to a generation. But struggled terribly with depression. This summer, he took his own life
