Fun Gets Pushed To The End Of My List

2012 Happiness Challenge: For those of you following the 2012 Happiness Project Challenge, to make 2012 a happier year -- and even if you haven’t officially signed up for the challenge -- welcome! Each week, I post a video about some Pigeon of Discontent raised by a reader. Because, as much as we try to find the Bluebird of Happiness, we're also plagued by the Pigeons of Discontent.

iPhone and iPad insurance in demand

Apple’s iPhone and iPad aren’t cheap, so it’s little surprise that its proud owners want to insure their smartphone and tablet.

THE IDLE AMERICAN

Don Newbury Our grandkids shred Christmas wrapping paper in seconds, joking about their dexterity in “baring gifts.” Soon, though, they squirm with “indoor-itis.” Crowded into our den, they are ready to put aside month-long warnings about “Santa Claus watching them.” Their deportment grades plunge, ranging from “gremlin to grinch.” (Grades typically peg to th read more

Boy pulled from class due to red hair

A 12-year-old boy will be taught in isolation at his UK school because he is constantly bullied about his red hair.

Belford girl in plea for pet Cockerpoo dog's safe return

AN eight-year-old girl whose beloved dog went missing the day after she left hospital has issued a heartfelt plea for its safe return.

My dry January coincides with a sudden surge in dinner parties

Why are there suddenly so many more opportunities not to drink at the beginning of the year, asks Nigel Farndale.