Sylvia Syms News

It was the surprise hit sitcom of last year, awarded a Bafta and praised by figures including the Archbishop of Canterbury.

It had been a long time since I watched this war film, and to be honest I couldn't remember much about it other than it was considered a great classic, starred John Mills, and was used for the equally famous Carlsberg advert.

George Friedman reviews the 6 months of the Arab Spring in this Strafor article.

This gripping thriller, part of the BFI's Bogarde retrospective, daringly smashed through 1961's homosexual taboos, but has weathered best as a study of blackmail and paranoia Shame game ... Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms break new ground in 1961's Victim.

Elderly people are being urged to have regular eye tests, after a report revealed 270,000 pensioners have had serious falls caused by poor sight since 2009.