Don't wear that: Union Jack

Has it really been 30 years since we rolled out miles of bright bunting for the Queen's silver jubilee, and simultaneously watched the birth of punk, immortalised by the Sex Pistols playing God Save the Queen on a barge on the Thames? Not since Beowulf had such rank...

British Library to Charge for Access?

It has been brought to my attention by filmmaker collective shootingpeople.org that the the British Library is exploring the option of charging for access to its reading rooms. I found the British Library's own mention of this here. Anybody who uses the library's resources,...

Paralysed by saying I love you

A devoted mother is battling a rare medical condition that puts her into a coma every time she tells her children: 'I love you.' Wendy Richmond, 53, slips into a 'waking sleep' that leaves her almost paralysed every time she becomes emotional or wants to laugh or cry. But...