Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2015 - 70 years Victory in Great Patriotic War

New commemorative: ' 70 years of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War ' (news from Potabenko Sergey , Pabitra Saha and Taigawirbe...

Finland 5 euros 2015 - Animals of the Provinces: Tavastia

New bimetallic commemorative: 'Animals of the Provinces' series: the lynx in Tavastia . (news by Pabitra Saha ) SPECIFICATIONS Core...

Blimey, Twenty Years...

It's raining here in Leicestershire, and also a handful of miles away across the fields in Rutland. And then, staring out of the window ...

Disused railway stations in Rutland

Not the longest slideshow in this series, but surely one of the best. But then you can make your own comparisons:  Devon , Bedfordshire , No...

Six of the Best 511

"I don't understand the point of a political party that doesn’t learn from its mistakes, and while I can understand why many aren’t...

Van Morrison: Coney Island

A good track for a lazy Sunday morning. It comes from Morrison's 1989 album Avalon Sunset. I have chosen this video because it has photo...

Coalport to Wellington disused railway part 2

The second and final part of this exploration - part 1 is here .

Important human rights cases as plain-English short stories

The Rights Info site is translating the 50 most important human rights cases into plain-English short stories. Its countdown to the most im...

Wish

Dear Matthew, You know I've been a fan of your work for years but when I first read Wish  I knew I was holding an extraordinary book.  I...