How to enchant little trolls and ice maidens in Sweden (Independent)

28 June 2008, 4:15 pm

I've always wondered why so many fairy tales involve creatures from the north; the trolls, ice queens and other inhabitants of my childhood bedtime reading all hailed from the cold, dark lands on the edge of habitation.... read more

The thighs have it as Bristol is named first Cycling City (Independent)

19 June 2008, 4:29 pm

Anyone who has slogged their way up Bristol's thigh-busting Bridge Valley Road in the teeth of a stiff headwind could be forgiven for being surprised after the city was named Britain's official capital of cycling.... read more