A bear for troubled times

WITH his floppy hat, duffle coat and suitcase full of marmalade sandwiches, Paddington is one of the most recognisable and beloved fictional characters of all time. In the stories, he was taken in by

It was just over 100 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1925, when we first met one of the most famous bears in literature. The London Evening News featured a story called The Wrong Sort of Bees, beginning w

Paddington is alive. He’s walking, talking – and singing and dancing – in a musical adaptation of his story. Almost seven decades after he first appeared in Michael Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington in

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Building model railways has been a popular pastime in Britain for more than a century now and millions of young modellers once looked forward to their monthly copy of Model Railway News. This MRN annu

What a shame the girls are poorly. I love you all visiting, especially on my birthday,” Betty said, gazing at her granddaughter, Pat. Seeing her great grandkids was always the highlight of her day and