Would you have voting rights in another country? There are local elections in some parts of the UK on 1 May but can foreigners who live in the UK vote in them? Democracy is an important part of public life…

I’m fascinated by cultural differences and this is one of the things I particularly love about other countries: how do things work there? Many of them are not obvious to tourists, however. Here are 10 differences between the UK and…

In our house, we blend German and British Easter traditions: I decorate some forsythia branches with beautifully painted wooden Easter eggs (see photo – this is a small-scale version of German Easter egg trees) and decorate the house with various…

Since April is #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth and I’m likely autistic, I want to shine a light on this as something close to my heart. I used ‘A fish out of water’ in my strapline because being autistic can feel like being in…