Heads you win, tails you die

BORN on Christmas Day in 1899, Humphrey DeForest Bogart had a privileged upbringing. The son of a cardiopulmonary surgeon and a commercial illustrator, he lived with his parents and two younger sister

Each month ex-cop Nicky Alan teams up with her spirit guides to investigate an unsolved mystery. Here she delves into the tragic death of schoolgirl Judith Roberts

Aliens come in all shapes and sizes: they have gone from being Little Green Men that met with media derision and laughter to the widely perceived image of large-headed and spindly-bodied Greys. The co

WHAT d’you reckon, sir?” Sergeant Winner sidled up to his long-time inspector with a worried look. His grey eyes swivelled towards a swelling crowd of newspaper men. Under an early-morning sky which t

One night in 1953, three mysterious men sporting black suits reportedly arrived uninvited at the home of Albert K Bender in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The menacing trio, who reportedly identified themse

Muriel Spark’s irrepressible creative drive