Mediterranean

Mediterranean Diet 'May Aid Memory'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

A Mediterranean diet low in red meat and dairy food and high in omega-3 fatty acids can help preserve memory and thinking abilities, say researchers. ...

Premium Travel in... Montpellier, France

Raj Gill | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Raj Gill

We arrived in Montpellier late afternoon on the Friday. Montpellier is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is the eighth largest city of the country and is also the fastest growing city in France in over the past twenty five years.

Why Are Britons So 'Stand-Offish' On Holiday?

PA | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Britons tend to be "stand-offish" on holidays, according to a survey. The majority do not want to make new friends while away, the poll by travel a...

Search Called Overboard Briton Called Off After Body Discovered

PA | Posted 29.11.2012 | UK

The search for a British woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Mediterranean was called off on Saturday after a body was recovered. Th...

Search Underway 'For British Woman Who Fell Overboard From Cruise Ship'

PA | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK

A search operation is under way for a British woman believed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. The passenger was re...

The Case for War - How War Has Brought Us Language, Religion, Culture and Technology

Andrew Marr | Posted 20.11.2012 | Home
Andrew Marr

If we know one thing, we know wars are dreadful, the worst that can happen to mankind. So how can we deal with the awkward fact that, in the great sweep of human history, wars have surprisingly often produced the breakthroughs, in ideas as well as technologies, the rest of us then come to depend on?