At this time of year, many secondary school students are preparing for possible entry into University or other Further Educational Institutions. Revision for examinations, coursework and preparations for interviews are, of necessity, taking up a lot of young people’s time. Progressing into their next stage of education will depend on their personal skills and abilities as well as their intellectual...

As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak found out earlier this week, nobody is above the law! A few minutes talking to a camera in a moving car without a seatbelt on has cost him a £100 fine. Whether it was a simple omission – or an expectation that he would get away with it – we don’t know. But the law...

Which book is the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever in the UK? The answer is apparently Spare by Prince Harry. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, the Prince said he was not “trying to collapse the monarchy” but “trying to save them from themselves”. Whatever your personal views about him writing the book and its reported contents, it is sad...

The song ‘Amazing Grace‘ is one of the most loved and popular in recent times, appearing on thousands of album recordings, featuring in the British and American charts on two separate occasions, and being sung at private and public funerals (https://www.songfacts.com). The lyrics made their debut 250 years ago on 1st January 1773 when they were read by John Newton...