The suicide of a nurse who was one of the victims of a prank call to a London hospital by Sydney radio presenters has been covered in overwhelming depth in other places. Noting the difference between a guilt/justice based culture (the West) and a shame/honour based culture (the East, sub-continent and Africa), it seems that …

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I love Kate Rusby’s two Christmas albums Sweet Bells and While Mortals Sleep. My introduction came through an appearance on Songs Of Praise where her love of the historical Christmas music of southern Yorkshire and environs was much in evidence. On these albums you’ll hear familiar words to alternate tunes, familiar words to familiar tunes …

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