"The past", explains one of the characters in LP Hartley's classic novel 'The Go-Between', "is like a foreign country".

The rate at which our professional and personal lives have changed in the space of only less than 20 years makes it seem like a very distant land indeed.

Take 1996,...

Enduring teen love has long held a fascination for photo romance magazines, film-makers and songwriters alike.

Successive generations have cherished the idea of childhood sweethearts triumphing over stern parents, summer vacations and even vampires to find happiness ever after.

However, whilst many fictional young relationships promise devotion long after the...

Residential property prices in the UK currently resemble something of a curate's egg slightly past its sell-by date.

Official figures out this week show an apparent slight increase overall, reportedly due in no small part to the housing market in the South East driving growth elsewhere.

However, even...