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Where I live I am surrounded by beautiful countryside and there are lots of walks to choose from. So over the years my family and I have developed a short hand way of referring to them. If I return from a walk and say that I have been ‘Under the A23’, or that I did […] The post Short hand appeared first on Turn the Page.

With depressing regularity, we discover the devastating impact of our failure to look after God’s creation. With our backs turned toward God and His image in us faded, we exploit rather than steward His wonderful world. This time it is the turn of the humble donkey. First domesticated in Kenya and the Horn of Africa […] The post King of beasts appeared first on Turn the Page.

This week Dr Georgia Carroll is preparing to deliver the keynote address at a conference in Melbourne, Australia. The conference has attracted global interest from academic institutions across the globe. The subject of this symposium? The stunning popularity and influence of the pop star Taylor Swift. With world leaders begging her to tour their countries […] The post Godlike superstars appeared first on Turn the Page.

Last week a lawsuit was lodged in the Delhi High Court. The case in question concerns a dispute over which family can lay claim to direct lineage to the creator of one of India’s most popular dishes – butter chicken!  Over seventy years ago the owner of an open-air diner needed to use up leftover […] The post Taste and see appeared first on Turn the Page.

For prospective homeowners nothing beats the sight of watching a new-build house rise from the ground. Rather less exciting is watching it disappear again. Such was the experience for many of those buying houses on the Darwin Green estate on the outskirts of Cambridge. Of dozens of houses that were built 83 were found to […] The post Firm foundations appeared first on Turn the Page.

With freezing temperatures I’m wondering whether I might wake up one morning to a blanket of snow outside. Only it wouldn’t be a blanket but billions of individual ice crystals lying together. And while they might all look the same each one would in fact be unique. The atmospheric conditions through which they had fallen […] The post You’re a snowflake! appeared first on Turn the Page.

Most of us wake up each morning confident that we will see the end of the day. But sometimes something happens to remind us that that might not always be the case. Still reeling from the recent earthquake Japan is now confronted with another tragedy. A coastguard plane carrying aid has collided with a passenger […] The post Vanishing mist appeared first on Turn the Page.

When it comes to wrapping presents there are different schools of thought. Some opt for a plain and simple approach with nice paper, neatly wrapped; some like to add ribbons and bows that look very pretty; and some dispense with wrapping altogether and just pop the gift in a pretty bag. In the end, of […] The post Wrapping things up appeared first on Turn the Page.

Despite its stirring theme tune one of our favourite Christmas movies, The Great Escape, is a tragic tale. It tells the story of Allied airmen who tunnelled their way out of Stalag Luft III during World War Two. Of the 76 who escaped only three made it back to England and of the rest fifty […] The post Searching for evidence appeared first on Turn the Page.

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.