The very warm summer has given way to quite a warm autumn. We still haven't yet put the heating back on, which is nice from a money saving perspective, but makes me a little concerned about climate change. Certainly, many trees still seem to have most of their leaves - at least, those that didn't...

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Northern wineries can now support grapes more often found in southern Europe and California.

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Head of counter-terrorism policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with the incident

Comic book creator Dan Boultwood was sentenced in court yesterday, after pleading guilty to child sex offences

It's been a year since I started doing these round-ups of things that haven't warranted a full blog post at the end of each month. There's a few things to talk about this month, which has once again been a busy one. Work has been busy as it's the start of term, and we've had...