Rant of the day

PARDONS Denmark formally abolished the death penalty in 1930; though the last execution (a beheading) in fact occurred way back in 1892. H...

KEVIN MAGNUSSEN (2) Kevin Magnussen lost out to Jenson Button in the fight to get the second seat at McClaren for the 2015 season, after t...

AN EAR INFECTION I can't remember ever having had a serious ear infection before. Babies get them all the time; my children did, and I...

A VISIT My school contact group visited me today. A contact group teacher looks after 11-13 students, acts as their mum and dad, and helps...

THE HEALING POWER OF SLEEP Sleep is  a wonderful thing. You can go to bed absolutely knackered and totally without energy, yet wake up the...

NETFLIX My wife made a huge discovery the other day. Talking to a neighbour who has the same TV package as we do, he told her that we have...

CULTURAL ICONS DR is as much of a cultural icon in Denmark as the BBC is in the U.K. Like the Beeb, it started as a radio station, and the...