CDC: States making progress toward preparedness

U.S. states are more prepared for an emergency, but still have a lot of work to do before they receive an "A" grade, according to ...

Next wave of infectious diseases likely to emerge from animals, developing countries

Monkeys, chickens, pigs, bats: What do all of these animals have in common? They're all sources of infectious diseases that have proven ...

Stars and Stripes

Staring at my Len Deighton collection this evening, as one does, I looked again at this superb Raymond Hawkey cover for the first Penguin ed...

Remembrance of Tins Past

I went on about this anachronistic shop in the Unmitigated England book, and illustrated my recollections with a selection of pictures taken...

Sunday Talk

How good to see a village chapel still in use for its original purpose, instead of converted into a conversation-piece residence or filled w...

Hero of the Light Brigade

One of my all-time favourite directors of photography, David Watkin, has recently and sadly passed to that big film set in the sky. Hopefull...

Blimey O' Riley

Well, alright, just one more. This Riley was a cut-above the average, the sort of car that could only be driven with Dents driving gloves an...

Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks reminds you to be prepared

When you set your clocks for daylight saving time on March 9, use it as a reminder to make sure your emergency preparedness kit is still sto...

Seasonal flu packing a wallop as strains mismatch vaccine

Got the flu? You’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting this week that seasonal flu is widespread in 44 ...