Outside the sky is grey and, as I look out through the rain spattered windows, it's like it's stripped all the colour from the landscape....

I pinched the skin that was poking out. Then I grabbed a handful of it and squeezed. The skin went red and the nip of pain felt weirdly...

When my kids were tiny, but big enough to be enthusiastic Christmas tree decorators, I told a little white lie. I said there were...