Bm@il: Beware the dangerous dog owner

"HOW muchis thatdoggy in the window, the one with the wagg-er-ly tail.. ?"Read

Bm@il: Not redcoat, just overalls

SO IT'S back to Butlins, according to the latest news, which tells us recession-hit families are lining up to book their breaks at holiday camps.Read

Bm@il: Coalition politics, anyone?

HAVE you been watching Andrew Marr's wonderful History of Britain on BBC Two? Read

Bm@il: Spread the word on marmalade

RIGHT, gather round. I need your full attention as I am starting a campaign to save marmalade.Read

Bm@il: If you must be a fossil, be a man

IT IS good to hear that David Attenborough, aged 83, has signed up to do a new series for the BBC. So, does this mean the corporation is not ageist after all?Read

Bm@il: Brief encounter with Mr O

I WENT to a showing of the 1945 film Brief Encounter last week and it turned out to be even more of a wonderful weepy on the big screen. Read

Bm@il: Paying a premium for damages

THIS year drivers face a 15 per cent increase in car insurance because of the rise in personal injury claims, fuelled by no-win, no-fee lawyers, who advertise in the media.Read

Bm@il: News you just don't want

WHY on earth would anyone want to know that they have a high chance of getting Alzheimer's, with no chance of a cure? Scientists keep devising new tests to give us the great news that we've been shortlisted for dementia in the future, the most recent through an eye test at the optician.Read

Bm@il: Memories frozen in time

BY THE time you read this, I hope we'll no longer be sliding along icy pavements or looking like woolly sausages in overstuffed winter skins.Read

Who's the better parker?

NEW YEAR, Old Chestnut: Are men really better at parking than women?Read

Bm@il: A rose by any other name

I AM pleased to break the wonderful news that smelly car park stairwells may soon be a thing of the past. Read

Bm@il: The stress of wanting it all

STRESS winds men up more than women, who tend to be more cautious when pushed into a corner.Read

Bm@il: Nursing not a matter of degree

IN FUTURE, all new nurses are to be educated to degree level in an attempt to improve the quality of patient care. Read

Bm@il: Be a laid-back bookworm, like me

WHAT do you think is the best way to relax? Listening to music, sipping a glass of wine or putting your feet up with a cup of tea perhaps?Read

Bm@il: It's great to be a grump

HURRAH! At last we are told it's good to be grumpy.Read

Bm@il: The taste of Hillingdon

I WAS fascinated to read an article about food preferences in different areas of Britain. Apparently these 'taste dialects' are formed by local culture, geography and environment.Read

Bm@il: Failure never an option

CONGRATULATIONS to Hillingdon Manor School, which has just clocked up its first decade.Read

Bm@il: Carefree student life mine again

IAM A student again! It all began in late summer when the shops were packed with school uniforms and shiny shoes. Read

Bm@il: Don't ban common sense

ONCE upon a time, people all over the land were allowed to look after each other's children without risking the wrath of the Wicked Witches of Westminster.Read

Bm@il: Shaken, stirred, at sea

MR F and I have just returned from a Mediterranean cruise and we are rapidly in danger of turning into holiday bores.Read

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