Down Street underground station

"Down Street is an abandoned station on the Piccadilly line, which TfL is considering opening up to the public. We got to explore it, o...

Netherlands 5 & 10 euros 2015 - Battle of Waterloo

New commemoratives in silver and gold: ' Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo ' (news by Jo Hoogeveen and Pabitra Saha ) LINK: Roy...

Zimbabwe 50 cents 2014 - Bond coin

New circulation denomination: the 50 cents bond coin is finally released. You can get it from my friend Johann Siemens's web or from h...

Isle of Man 50 pence 2015 - TT (Tourist Trophy) Race

New circulating commemorative: (information and image from Pabitra Saha )

Aruba 5 florin 2015 - 200 years Kingdom

New silver collectors' issue: ' 200 years as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ' SPECIFICATIONS Composition: Silver .925 Di...

In Twenty-Four Hours

Several weeks ago in the early evening on a Saturday, a male fox ran across my front lawn.  After recovering from shock and grabbing my came...

How tobacco firms woo parliamentarians

An investigation published by The British Medical Journal this evening looks at the way the tobacco industry seeks to influence parliamentar...

Disused railway stations in Northumberland

If you like This Sort of Thing there's  Devon , Bedfordshire , North Lincolnshire ,  East Sussex , Leicestershire , Herefordshire , Hamp...

Confused peacock called Felix tries to squeeze through cat flap at Aberdeenshire house

The Herald wins Headline of the Day for this account of life in Inverurie. Thanks to Jo Swinson on Twitter.