By Lesley Morrison Image: solenedesjardins, www.pixabay.com The sea is calm and beautiful and soothing. It stretches out to the horizon,...

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To mark this year's COP26 conference being held in Glasgow we are re-publishing this article on humans' use of animals during the war....

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MARIO RELICH My mother was a fan of Mario Lanza On a snowbound day, she took me to the local cinema to see The Great Caruso, an MGM film...

The war in Yemen has created the world's worst humanitarian disaster. Since it started six years ago: 233000 people have died 19.7...

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas on Pixabay “… long as a lying whale…” “… a canoe without paddles…” “… ten - twelve - enormous wings … piled on...

Crocodile caravan coming our way Barred before Harried behind. Stumbling, tumbling Plunging, floating, sinking Stinking boats, stalled...

Watercolour, The Pram, courtesy of Avril Paton I watch the family push a pram Down where the sandy shore meets sea, Letting wee waves lap...