DOUG Beattie has unblocked your humble diarist. Ymay glean some sense of how passion and excitement wane as one grows older from the fact that it’s the most exciting thing to have happened to Squinter since he got his bus pass.
PEREGRINE falcons are the kings of the avian world, so it’s fitting that they should have five-star accommodation. Dúlra can reveal that a pair of peregrine falcons have taken up residence on Belfast’s Hilton Hotel.
COOKING oils are great processed foodstuffs that play a key role in a healthy diet. They contain plant sterols which lower cholesterol, as well as vitamin Km which helps with blood clotting and bones, and vitamin E, which is an antioxidant. Antioxidants may protect against inflammatory diseases.
AS I write this, the war declared by President Donald Trump last Saturday against Iran, and his avowed aim of regime change, is continuing as the death toll rises. The US and Israel had clearly been planning this attack for some time. The USA did this as negotiations involving it and Iran were, according to the Oman mediators, making progress.
THOUSANDS of women are expected to gather in Belfast this Saturday to mark International Women’s Day with a major rally calling for solidarity to end human rights abuses against women and girls.
IT is the role of the creative arts to poke at the status quo and provoke wider, broader and imaginative thinking. It is how we pay attention to the often unnoticed, appreciate the glory and beauty around us, and how we shift ourselves into creating change for the better.
NOW that they’ve extracted the rotten apple named Andrew out of the royal family barrel and dumped it in the royal waste bin, we can all rest easy. King Charles says: "My family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all."
A WEST Belfast primary school principal has issued a warning to parents about the dangers of social media after a pupil at the school was groomed by an adult posing as a peer.
