Last Wednesday night I was watching ‘Reporting Scotland’ on the BBC. Among many stories there was one about lowering the sugar content in the iconic Scottish fizzy drink ‘Irn-Bru’. A reporter asked a few people in the street for their opinions on the decision. My attention was drawn to a middle-aged woman whose forehead had been marked with a darkened…
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Britain’s youngest ‘Euromillions’ winner was planning to sue the parent company of Lotto for ‘ruining her life’. How was the operator alleged to have done so? By paying out a million pounds to her as the holder of a winning ticket. She had bought the ticket of her own free will, and she had accepted the money. Eventually she dropped…
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The Presidency of Mr Trump is like a gift that keeps on giving – in reverse. His controversial blanket ban on travel over a week ago pleased his supporters enormously – and brought misery to many individuals, whose rights were struck off by a stroke of the Presidential pen. For me, the decision resembled that of the infamous Nuremberg Laws,…
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For years I’ve perceived the town of Nairn to be a bottleneck on the A96 on the way to and from Inverness. Going through it was as pleasant as a visit to dentist’s. Although a couple of years or so ago I found in the local Sainsbury’s two kinds of flour that mixed together produce excellent bread. So, every now…
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It will be the second anniversary of my grandmother’s death in a couple of weeks’ time. I remember vividly that shortly before her Requiem Mass was due to commence, I was instructed to preach at it. I hate being put under pressure to have to craft a homily at the very last-minute, because it indicates either laziness on the part…