Woman About Town

By the time the bottle was empty, we were all singing raucously in Ukrainian

The adrenaline flows when you’re relying on your wits to save you from national humiliation

We have internalised the belief that to point out the glaringly obvious is not only cruel but aggressive

There’s a reassurance in new shoots and the proof that life goes on

I have to bite my tongue or risk being thrown off the flight to London

The average age of a construction worker in the UK now is 50

Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead

Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants

Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing

You can tell a lot about someone from their favourite Henry wife