WHAT value is life? Not much more than tuppence considering the little respect and reverence many have for a human life. An innocent father-of-two was kicked and beaten to death in Norwich when he tried to break up a fight and a 17-year-old threatening suicide from the roof of a tall building was goaded to jump to his death by onlookers who snapped his body on their mobile phone cameras.

03 October 2008 09:38

AS our politicians postured, puffed and preened through the interminable party conference season, pensioner acquaintances of mine returned home from driving 2,000 miles on holiday around France..

27 September 2008 09:26

FIRE broke out in the bedroom of a former Suffolk pub last night. Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze in the Southwold Arms, in the High Street, just before 9pm..

26 September 2008 10:20

IT might not get us a starring role on Crimewatch but, according to a new survey, most of us break the law every day. Hardly Crime of the Century stuff but Mr, Miss and Mrs Average commits a crime at least once a day..

19 September 2008 09:15

AS timing goes, this week's attempt to whoop us all up to celebrate the British national identity was pretty rubbish. A government pamphlet published by immigration minister Liam Byrne suggested “drinking” - an internationally known proud bedrock of our fine culture - as one of 27 ways to celebrate a national day..

12 September 2008 09:43

HEAVEN help us. A nation where children need to be taught to be happy? What sort of people are we? It sounds like something out of science fiction. But no, here in Britain 11-year-olds are to have special American-inspired - would the idea come from anywhere else? - lessons on how to be happy, think positively and avoid depression..

05 September 2008 09:47

WHEN Fiona Phillips announced that she was walking away from the GMTV sofa and her £500,000-a-year salary to spend more time with her family, men's eyebrows were raised..