The perils of being a ten pound pom

IT had been a long, hard drive. Frances had left early, hoping to get away before the rush hour – only to discover that the rush hour started earlier still. She stopped for a break further south than

Amy Frain, 41, lives with her husband Rob, 41, and their children Lily, seven, and George, three. When I was a child, most other kids chose the USA or Africa for school geography projects, but I alway

I’D seen an advertisement in my father’s newspaper for women to work on the canal boats. It said applicants should be of a robust constitution. I’m quite robust, so why not? I’d give it a go. “Look, D

The rebellious charm and cruelty of a high-society mischief maker

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

Bruce Springsteen has become something of a national treasure in Britain — but it wasn’t always the case, says David Hepworth