The south of France is usually heaving with UK visitors at this time of year. But in sun-baked Avignon I didn’t spot any British tourists...

Seven years after trundling up the potholed track to view the House With No Name, we’ve just spent our second holiday there. It’s fa...

Lines of Cypress trees silhouetted against a pink sky, fields of golden sunflowers, ancient farmhouses with their shut...

My daughter nearly jumped out of her skin as the familiar voice boomed out across the packed concourse at London’s St Pancras station. “Hi...

My desk is piled high with review books right now. But there’s one particular novel that catches everyone’s attention. It’s Cox , Kate Lace ...

David Beckham would be the last person to claim that culture is his speciality. But with London 2012 fast approaching, the list of top ten...

The crowd roared with delight as the chestnut stallion soared gracefully through the air. The fence was more than one and a half metres high...

My first novel took nine months to write and another year to publish. How times have changed. I’ve just written m...

With London 2012 less than 100 days away now, there’s a real buzz in the capital. After the Orange Prize shortlist breakfast on Tuesday I ...

The biggest treat when I was little was a trip to London to stay with my mum’s great friend Sally. At the time Sally was editor of ...

There are loads of arguments in favour of school uniforms. Headteachers say they help to maintain discipline, encourage pupils to focus on ...