You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, "One at a time, please.

There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.

British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to Away matches.

Some men are deeply likable but have attitudes I don't like. Does that mean I should completely dismiss them? It's like saying: if someone votes Tory can you like them? And, yes, I can. I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways. We have a tendency to oversimplify things.

A good culture in a hospital can absorb and manage a few bad nurses, but once the culture becomes bad in itself, bad nursing practice is much harder to hide.

I've no interest in fashion, shoes, handbags, or sweaty shopping.

My doctor told me I should get out of breath three times a week, so I took up smoking.