Home is where mum is...

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

They have very fond memories of playing, singing ...

I blame my ‘groupie’ tendencies on my mother, who was so upset by Elvis’ death that we had to come home from holiday a week early. As a seven-year-old, it was disappointing to say the least, but by th

MICHAEL had two women in his life – his mum, who was kind and strong and reliable, and Sophia Loren, who was utterly, absolutely beautiful. He hadn’t seen any of Sophia Loren’s films. He was only seve

IT’S all inclusive,” Brenda said, flopping on to my bed without taking off her new espadrilles. I had no idea what “all inclusive” meant, but I didn’t let on. Until 10 minutes ago, I hadn’t known what