Hats off to the things that make memories
I always put my hat and gloves in the same handy place whenever I get home, on a shelf near the front door.
Opinion
Shamima Begum is a British teenager – she is our problem and we need to solve it
IT is said that you never really grow up until you become a parent.
BBC Scotland: is it being launched 10 years too late?
This weekend BBC Scotland launches its new digital channel.
Bishop: scrapping free TV licences would cut a vital lifeline for the over 75s
I love TV, although I don’t get to watch as much as I would like.
Unexpected items in ‘bagging’ areas: a century on is Sir Hugh Munro’s legacy good or bad?
THE 100th anniversary of the death of Sir Hugh Munro next month makes me wonder if he could have known the impact he would have on the great Scottish outdoors so many years later.
Air pollution: Clean air shouldn’t be a privilege, but a child’s right regardless of where they live
“I can no longer see you with my eyes or touch you with my hands, but I will feel you in my heart forever.”
Fit better than a cheaper Valentine’s Day? Good-value celebrations are on the cairds
Kevin Cash, money-saving expert and king of the grips
When teachers are getting punched, kicked, spat on and sworn at I know who I blame – rubbish parents
Picture the scene - an everyday domestic event as a family group enjoyed themselves at a play park somewhere in the north-east.
The nation looked after the Baby Boomers – it’s time they started giving something back
In country after country, schoolchildren have been staging protest marches.
Volunteering at Childline has opened my eyes wider to the problems facing young people today
Over my life time I have met many volunteers, without whom our city, and indeed our country would grind to a halt.
We love it when a plan comes together – but even the A-Team would struggle with this one
The A-Team was everything for me and those of my vintage. In the playground we would squabble over who got to play Hannibal, Face, Murdock or BA Baracus.
Fee, fi, no fun: why my daughter needs the blood of an Englishman to keep her sane
“What’s she been in?”
University chief: why my roots give me a special reason to make higher education more accessible
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my return to Aberdeen has been to start a programme of visits to schools across the north-east.
Kids nae for ab’dy, but even when I’ve stood on a Lego dino, I jist think o’ a’ the benefits
Tanya Souter, Lifestyle Correspondent
A fresh coat of pain: the unhealthy consequences of our ‘must-have’ shopping culture
I trust you have been wrapping up warm in the freezing weather - you can't beat a good coat.
Bhutan’s philosophy on happiness is full of Eastern promise for the UK’s wellbeing
Talk of “national happiness” and one’s thoughts quickly swoop south and east to the exotic kingdom of Bhutan, a land of prayer flags, brightly-robed monks, monasteries, and a people who are, as stereotype has it, poor but content. It is Bhutan that famously ignores Gross Domestic Product as the main measure of the national good in favour of Gross National Happiness.
Going out in style: there is something unhealthily modern about fast-track funerals
There is nothing on earth that more sharply focuses your mind on the absolute reality of death, than being involved in the funeral business.
The real McCoy: the north’s pioneering role in making science fiction into medical fact
Imagine a technology that could monitor your health and deliver lifesaving medicine whenever you needed it, wherever you were and whatever you were doing.
Toddlers with tablets: how young is too young to be exposed to modern technology?
“Whose phone is this?” the support worker asks.
Wasted potential: the urgent need to get more from our historic monuments
Culloden: over 1,000 Jacobites were killed in that disastrous battle but twice that number were butchered on the field or later starved to death in prison.
So now I’ve retired. What next? Does Stayin’ Alive hold the answer?
Early retirement has come my way and I have decided to mastermind this new phase of life by keeping a list.
It’s a load of rubbish – but in a good way
J Fergus Lamont, arts critic and author of Paper Boy – the Rise and Fall of Wee Alikie
This is not about cute kittens- but maybe we would save the planet sooner if it were…
We're doomed. Yes, doomed I tell you, all because no one told us that climate change harms cute little fluffy kittens.
Knocking on the wrong door: how red tape has become the enemy of GP home visits
I arrive at a home visit, doctor’s bag in one hand, computer summary printout in the other, and knock.
And the Oscar goes to….hopefully something of substance and emotional truth
There is nothing quite like a sense of hope in some future event to make you feel alive: the fevered rush of anticipation; the secret optimism of the unknown outcome.
When going green backfires: stopping the rich getting the lion’s share of environmental benefits
Hotter summers, harder rain and more hail and snow in winter
Brexit on the rocks? Politics is best served neat not in fancy TV cocktails
Given the gallons of the stuff that was consumed on Burns’ Night last week it seems appropriate to compare Brexit to malt whisky: both are best consumed straight.
As toxic as tobacco: why social media giants must be judged by their public health impact
This week started with the great story of a very ordinary man from Sheffield who has made the difference for 10 families and a grateful United States of America.
Being glad to have some of it all, some of the time: why the supermum model is an unwelcome pressure
“Don’t you miss it?” one of the mums asks.
Too old to drive – when do we know it’s time to pack up after what happened to HRH?
It all began with a cheery wave from my hairdresser on the other side of the road as I set off for work one Monday morning.
It’s the Queen I feel sorry for: If Philip loses his licence, fa’s going tae tak her tae bingo?
Cosmo Ludovic Fawkes Hunte, the 13th Earl of Kinmuck
Come together, right now: what Scots can learn about helping one another from India and Pakistan
They say that travel broadens a person's horizons, so as I write this I am planning a trip to Portknockie.