I am remembering (possibly mis-remembering) an ancient history class where they mentioned the snakes on the island in the Tiber that licked the wounds of the lepers there and were thought to cure them?

This feels like news for the email newsletter of a small village, or perhaps the lord has a blog he can post about it on?

Which market? The FTSE hasn't.

Candidate for our least important social issue

Looks way better on Anna!

So, an hour a day, but make it dramatic. This is also important bonding time, especially when working parents barely see their kids in the week. Perhaps more desirable to cull is how much time tired parents spend commuting after return to office mandates, or spend reading pointless emails?

Every time I see an article about these guys, the photos are like they're heroes from some edgy action movie. Are picture editors Tate fans? There must be some less glamorous options, or just don't use a photo.

I thought a dowry was given by the brides family to the husband?

Quite a few typos in that article

I see a lot of very anxious stuff written about gentle parenting and yet have not ever seen this type of advice 'in the wild'. Who is it coming from?

Using the word penalize to describe a tax 🙄 I suppose we could say Netflix customers are being penalised for just wanting to watch some tv

Improved etiquette from other cyclists would help too - aggressive riding is very dangerous and causes accidents, especially scary when you have a child on the back/front and even more so if it's wet out

Yes, this huge problem has existed for a while, I'm hoping it's not just the fact that people in caring/ service jobs are earning well that's going to make people angry about it

Beautiful! I had no idea we had kingfishers in East London till I saw your account