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Many years ago, my brother and sister were at Victoria station waiting for a train to Brighton. They sat on a bench watching a train on the platform and as it began to pull out my sister turned to my brother and said, ‘I think we could have got that one.’ History doesn’t record my […] The post Don’t get left behind appeared first on Turn the Page.

With our Black Friday deals in the bag and Advent calendars ready to be opened we’re all set for the final push to Christmas. But while the days may be getting shorter that can’t be said for our to-do lists. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be writing cards, buying and wrapping gifts and stocking […] The post What are we waiting for? appeared first on Turn the Page.

By the spring of 1621 only half of the Pilgrims who had arrived aboard the Mayflower were still alive, and their chances of survival seemed slim. But providence was on their side. Seemingly by chance they happened upon an Abenaki Indian by the name of Squanto. To their surprise he not only spoke English but […] The post Thanksgiving and kindness appeared first on Turn the Page.

When King Charles was born on 14th November 1948 post-war food rationing was still in place. So, very fitting that he should mark his 75th birthday with the launch of a new project aimed at alleviating hunger in the 21stcentury. The issue now is not a lack of food overall but it being in the wrong place […] The post Feeding the hungry appeared first on Turn the Page.

After being stranded at the bottom of a cliff for two years Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ Fiona has been rescued from Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands and is now settling into her ‘forever home’ on a farm near Dumfries. Her prolonged isolation lay in the fact that the cliffs rose 250m and there seemed no […] The post The loneliest sheep appeared first on Turn the Page.

It’s the naturalist’s rule of thumb when observing nature not to interfere. Ecosystems are finely balanced, and nature should be allowed to take its course. But there are exceptions especially when a species is at risk. This week Planet Earth returned to our screens and featured the plight of the green turtle on Raine Island […] The post Don’t interfere appeared first on Turn the Page.

As once again conflict erupts in the Middle East, I’m reminded of a poem written by Steve Turner: History repeats itself. Has to. No one listens. While it may be true that wars are sometimes fought to defeat evil and defend freedom, the reality is that thousands will pay the highest price. Families are torn […] The post If only… appeared first on Turn the Page.

As a child I was fascinated by the Insect-O-Cutor fly killer that hung at the back of the little café, where we would often go for an ice cream. On a hot day a constant stream of flies would be attracted to the warm purple glow and realise too late that when they landed they […] The post The fly and the Insect-O-Cutor appeared first on Turn the Page.

As snooker player Ding Junhui has discovered, wearing the wrong clothes can be costly. He turned up for his opening match at the England Open Snooker tournament in brown trousers. But the dress code explicitly states that players must be dressed in black. Realising his mistake Ding sent a friend to buy the correct colour […] The post The wrong clothes appeared first on Turn the Page.

On 4th January the British Prime Minister made five bold promises. He pledged to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut NHS waiting lists and stop small boats crossing the channel. He said, ‘I fully expect you to hold my government and I to account on delivering those goals.’ As the months have rolled by […] The post Five promises appeared first on Turn the Page.

Being acquitted of a crime would normally be a cause for celebration. But not so for one inmate who was acquitted of all the charges laid against him in 2013 at the Owerri High Court in Nigeria. Instead of embracing his new freedom he looked downhearted and begged to be returned to prison. In the […] The post Free indeed! appeared first on Turn the Page.

While Barbie and Oppenheimer were this summer’s blockbusters, Sound of Freedom has been the unexpected box-office hit of 2023. It tells the fictionalised story of Tim Ballard, a US agent for Homeland Security tasked with taking down those involved in child pornography. But haunted by the children who are left undiscovered he sets out to […] The post The sound of freedom appeared first on Turn the Page.

Following a problem with air traffic control on Bank Holiday Monday thousands of travellers are now stranded far from home. The issue has been no respecter of persons with businessmen and holidaymakers affected the same and many being told they could be stuck for days. Airlines are not obliged to help but some are suggesting […] The post Rogue flight plan appeared first on Turn the Page.

To the amazement of its owners a single house remains intact in what was once the thriving town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. As wildfires swept down the mountains and burned to the ground every other house, for some reason this one survived. The fact that it did so may be down […] The post Surviving the fire appeared first on Turn the Page.

For one week each year I tolerate the deprivations that come with camping so that we can attend a Christian festival. Over the years we’ve added numerous bits of kit to make the experience as enjoyable as it can be, and one of the first was a kettle. Its most useful feature was a loud […] The post The lost whistle appeared first on Turn the Page.

But for an accident of history the Orkney Islands might still be part of Norway and ruled by men with names such as Erik Bloodaxe and Thorfinn the Skull-splitter. Only a failure by King Christian I to pay his wedding dowry in the fifteenth century led to the Scots taking the islands for themselves. Fast […] The post Choosing a sovereign appeared first on Turn the Page.

It would seem that Vladimir Putin is unfamiliar with the saying that harbouring unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person will die. He’s clearly not the forgiving type and when he holds a grudge you can be sure it won’t be him drinking the poison! When asked what behaviour he could never […] The post Forgiveness appeared first on Turn the Page.

As I write the eyes of the world are focussed on the desperate search to find a tiny submarine lost in the North Atlantic. Last seen on Sunday the vessel and its five occupants were diving to see the wreck of the Titanic, but contact was lost, and nothing has been heard since. The challenge […] The post To seek and save appeared first on Turn the Page.

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant tells the story of an American soldier, John Kinley, and his Afghan interpreter, Ahmed. The sole survivors of an ambush deep inside Taliban territory they must run for their lives, and when Kinley is wounded Ahmed faces a gruelling and perilous journey to get him to safety. But with Kinley now […] The post A binding commitment appeared first on Turn the Page.

Why are we always so surprised when those we idolise disappoint us? Billy Graham lived a virtuous life but made no pretence that he was perfect. He would sometimes observe that there was not a single sin he was not capable of committing within 30 minutes of leaving a stadium. He was making the point […] The post When celebrities disappoint appeared first on Turn the Page.