Author Archives: charlie
Hello March, goodbye Cocoa
Another month brings with it another reason to cut out something ‘naughty’ from our lives. With dry January not yet a distant memory we are now being encouraged to give up another guilty pleasure.
Read more...Johnny Cashi has eight hairy legs
I wonder what the late Johnny Cash would have made of having a tarantula named after him?
Read more...Where did Storm Henry get its name?
Ever wondered where storms get their names from and why this practice began?
Read more...The black pudding diet
In previous years we’ve seen pomegranate, kale and blueberries…
Read more...Detoxing dissected
Throughout the first month or two of the year it appears impossible to avoid the detox conversations taking place all around us – in the papers, on TV, online and on social media. It seems a large number of us are on a mission to cleanse our bodies following the over indulgent Christmas period.
Read more...Beatrix Potter is back
It’s not often an author has a new work published more than 100 years after it was written,…
Read more...Stuff the diet!
Butter may not be bad for us after all, diet drinks may not be any better than sugary ones and venison is a healthy meat!
Read more...Reality season comes to a close
With the line-up of reality TV shows either just finished or about to come to an end, which one was your favourite this year?
Read more...Tim tweets from space
It’s fantastic to feel the excitement of space travel once again as the UK’s Tim Peake begins his stint on the International Space Station.
Read more...The force isn’t with me
Is there anybody else out there who doesn’t care a jot about the new Star Wars film, or any of the previous George Lucas fantasy, sci-fi action adventures from the last 38 years? I think I see a few hands in the air. But not many.
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