Author: Neale Monks

Earlier this month, a Londoner was fined £80 (about $150) by the Metropolitan Police for using a swear word in private conversation with his

At its simplest, the Suez Crisis was an invasion by British and French military forces that was intended to assert their legal rights of

Over the next couple of days, the British Airport Authority will loosen the restrictions on hand luggage that came into force last week, following

It is often said that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. One striking story from recent history that we would do

So, we’re going back to the Moon. By we, I mean humanity. The last time we were there was way back in 1972. Richard

It’s a slow news day here at MyMac Towers, and so in the great traditional of newspaper lifestyle columns, instead of reporting on something

A friend of mine in the US wrote to me yesterday asking about Tony Blair, and whether his announcement of a retirement date will

So much for papal infalliability. After making a speech to his alma mater, the University of Regensburg in Germany, Pope Benedict XVI has apologised

While right-of-centre parties are not typically seen as the natural friends of the green movement, the British Conservatives used their annual party conference last

It’s easy to assume the Arab world is made up of wealthy sheiks, fanatical clerics, helpless women trapped behind the veils, and angry teenage

I recently picked up the DVDs of the “re-imagined” Battlestar Galactica show, and very good it is to. Compared with the original series, the

Guy’s piece this week — Apple should (snicker) license to Dell? — is a timely reminder of the disconnect between what the business press