IF A 40 YEAR OLD WOMAN has a string of intense but short-lived relationships and then appears to attack her boyfriend, don’t just charge her, bail her and send her home. Look after her. “We can confirm that our Caroline ...

THE CHRISTIAN Church has assigned most, if not all, dates in the calendar to the celebration of one saint or another. Most of them don’t impinge on our national consciousness – but St Valentine’s Day, on 14th February, has become ...

HOW MUCH OF New South Wales (NSW) has been lost in the Australian bushfires – measured in Waleses? •The area of Wales, one of the four countries in the United Kingdom, is estimated to be 2.0735 million hectares. •The NSW ...

REMEMBER: “survival of the fittest” means “survival of those most suited to the surrounding conditions” – not “survival of the best”. “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too), those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively ...

IT WAS A close ruling on the US Supreme Court which allowed US states to permit same sex marriages in their jurisdiction. “That intimate thing in our lives exists by the grace of a single vote on the US Supreme ...

THIS SUMS UP what is wrong with Donald Trump’s arrogant plan for the Middle East. “Whilst Palestinians want to prosper and live ordinary lives in common with people across the world, they know that they cannot do so until Israel’s ...

STORM CIARA reminded us of the need to respect nature – not try to think we are more powerful than natural storm forces around us. Don’t put your life at risk – or the lives of other people. “Whilst on ...

SYRIAN REFUGEES would agree that, given their long wait for fighting to end, this statement is very true. “Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.” Gerry Adams •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames ...

YOU ARE NOT just a lone voice. Even on your own you can have a big impact. Combine with others, and your power will grow. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a ...

STANDING UP FOR democracy doesn’t guarantee an easy win… “Our founders’ vision of a republic is under threat from actions from the White House,” she said. “If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It’s ...