Centre of the universe

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

Uri Geller has appeared in our newspapers, on our TV screens and in the pages of Fortean Times many times since he first burst onto the world stage in 1973 courtesy of a live appearance on The Dimbleb

An African perspective on Augustine of Hippo’s thought

The cut-throat politics of Syracuse informed Plato’s thinking

From miasma to miracles: how medieval medicine desperately battled the bubonic plague

SINCE its earliest days, the “Friend” has been dispensing advice for its readers on a multitude of topics, be it household tips, matters of the heart, health or travel advice. But in our 1891 issues,