When Christian Eriksen walked out onto the pitch for Denmark’s game against Finland he was in the prime of his life. Or so he thought. But five minutes before half ... Read More The post Would you be ready? appeared first on Turn the Page.

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David Attenborough has warned world leaders that we are “on the verge of destabilising the entire planet” unless urgent action is taken to limit climate change. Now like many people I take ... Read More The post Birth Pains appeared first on Turn the Page.

Birth Pains

It’s unlikely that anyone in the Cornish village of Carbis Bay missed preparations for the G7 summit in June 2021. With a population of slightly over 3,500 the village normally ... Read More The post When leaders come to town appeared first on Turn the Page.

When leaders come to town

The last words we say can leave a lasting legacy for those who follow.  In Stephen Spielberg’s famous film ‘Saving Private Ryan’, Captain John Miller sacrifices his own life to rescue ... Read More The post Last Words appeared first on Turn the Page.

Last Words

I’ve sometimes wondered why the Very Hungry Caterpillar wasn’t given a name. Born on a Sunday he spends the first week of his life eating his way through everything he ... Read More The post Satisfying our Hunger appeared first on Turn the Page.

Satisfying our Hunger

In despair Viki Patel watched helplessly as the bespoke engagement ring slipped from his fiancée’s finger and sank to the bottom of Lake Windemere. After many postponements due to Covid ... Read More The post I found it! appeared first on Turn the Page.

I found it!

The story is told of a man who collected water each day from the local stream. He carried the water in two clay pots hung on a pole resting across ... Read More The post A Beautiful Flaw appeared first on Turn the Page.

A Beautiful Flaw

Many may question the wisdom of Prince Harry’s very public baring of his soul in recent weeks. But no one can deny the emotional agony he’s been through. In his ... Read More The post Drinking to remember appeared first on Turn the Page.

Drinking to remember

Michelangelo’s final sculpture remains unfinished. It depicts the moment when Jesus’s body is taken down from the cross and falls into the arms of his mother. At some point, however, ... Read More The post Finishing a Masterpiece appeared first on Turn the Page.

Finishing a Masterpiece

As Gary Lineker knows only too well sometimes its best just to wait and see. In 2015 his beloved Leicester City Football Club began their season with no one expecting ... Read More The post Wait and see appeared first on Turn the Page.

Wait and see

Forty days after His resurrection the Gospels record that Jesus ‘ascended into heaven’.  But where exactly did he go? In the early 1960’s it was widely, but inaccurately, reported that the ... Read More The post Ascended into where? appeared first on Turn the Page.

Ascended into where?

When Halima Cissé fell pregnant she and her husband Kader were delighted at the prospect of another child as a brother or sister for their existing daughter. So, imagine their ... Read More The post Unexpected Pregnancy appeared first on Turn the Page.

Unexpected Pregnancy

There are some things in life which seem terribly unimportant… until they aren’t. Like the bolts I found at the back of a cupboard when we were moving house and ... Read More The post Perfect love appeared first on Turn the Page.

Perfect love

Where would we be without people like Superintendent Ted Hastings and his single-minded devotion to the law? Over six compelling seasons of the BBC drama, Line of Duty, we’ve become ... Read More The post Bent coppers appeared first on Turn the Page.

Bent coppers

For most of us parking at the supermarket is a means to an end. We need to get our food shop home and putting it in the car is the ... Read More The post Parking spaces appeared first on Turn the Page.

Parking spaces

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