Posted on September 26, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Dreaming of a white Christmas?  Dream on.  If the latest Met Office predictions are to be believed, this year’s festive season is expected to be warmer than usual, meaning there is little chance of snow this year. It’s not just this year.  Climate change means we can look forward to warmer, wetter winters from now on. [...]

Posted on September 26, 2008 by enavarro

It was our final day in Canada.  We were back in Montreal. It sounds clichéd but time had flown! We were sorry to leave.  Before we hit the road though, we had a dinner date with the two Isabelles.  We first met the two Isabelles in Dublin when they were travelling Europe a year ago.  [...]

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Flights were cancelled and hundreds more were dealyed at airports across south-east England yesterday following a computer glitch at Britain’s main air traffic control centre. Aircraft were unable to depart from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports between 4pm and 4.30pm, airport groups said after a system failure. British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow after [...]