There is a heatwave across Europe. Goose and his three sisters gather at the family’s house by Lake Orta, in Piedmont, the tiny island of Northern Italy,  in the wake of their artist father’s  sudden death. The accidental drowning is further complicated byhis recent and hasty marriage to the elusive Bella-Mae and the absence of both a will and his much talked-of work in progress, the painting is missing. The agonising struggle to find a place for grief in an already fragile network of intimate relationships. Although the siblings have always been close, as they search for answers over that summer, the … Continue reading Father’s legacy

In the aftermath of the Second World War Private Joseph Caan, a young Jewish soldier stationed in Germany, seeks the truth about lost family members: in 1960s a father focuses on his daughter’s wedding even as the Cuban Missile Crisis brings the world to the brink of disaster; in 2001, while planes fly into the Twin Towers, a maid working for US Embassy staff in London wonders If her birth on the day of the Kennedy assassination shaped her life; and at the height of a pandemic lockdown, Dr. Cole, a retired specialist in respiratory disease, returns to work and … Continue reading Human Interest and mystery

“Peace be with all of you” 267th pontiff, Robert Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV, tells huge crowds gathered at the Vatican after becoming the first American pontiff to be elected leader of Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, Chicago-born, seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there. 113 cardinals gathered in the Vatican elected Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV’s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ministry. Peruvians were … Continue reading Robert Prevost becomes first American Pope

Oscar Piastri wins for McLaren F1 Grand Prix in Miami with Norris second ensuring a dominant one-two  in the sixth race of the 2025 season. This Piastri’s third consecutive win. Piastri makes it past Verstappen on Lap 14 to lead the race followed by Norris. Continue reading McLaren’s Piastri wins F1 Miami Grand Prix 2025.

The King and Queen wave from the Palace’s balcony alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, and their three children, as the Red Arrows fly over Buckingham Palace leaving behind red, white and blue vapour trials, to mark 80 years since World War Two ended in Europe.  The fly over was watched by the prime minister and thousands of spectators who lined the street of central London. Continue reading Red Arrows fly past for VE Day