I recently watched Twitchers on BBC Four. This documented leading warriors of the bird spotting phenomenon. They range a battlefield stretching from The Scilly Isles to The Orkneys in a near desperate search for the latest Avian rarity. These ‘scope slung green jacketed birdies are addicted to ticking off as many birds as is humanly [...]

If you have ever suffered a tooth abscess, you will recall the agony of that inescapable throb and ache. You will certainly understand why primitive medicine resorted to a brick on a string to release the pain. An infection clamped beneath that molar with nowhere to go shakes the very foundations of your jaw and [...]