BURNT OUT: Aftermath of the 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires showing the Big River and hillsides near the Omeo Highway (probably from the Bundara River picnic ground), north of Anglers Rest, Victoria, Australia. Similar images have been flashed across the world in the past few weeks. Picture by J J Iron.…

  WASTE MATTERS: Two cows from Kingweston area back up the letter from Puresnow from Chard: "We do apologize for the methane we produce but haven't your scientists told you that this breaks down naturally and is reabsorbed by plants, completing a natural cycle. Because of better breeding we produce more mea…

CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE: "One of the ideas that I have promoted a lot is the problem of sameness. Sameness is a fraud, and fake. I prefer difference with mutual respect. which I means I'm different and you're different, but I respect you as you are. Certainly men and women are different and they should respect each ot…

        LEGAL QUANDARY: "The reason I went to court, is that one, I had been defamed without any evidence, and two this was a fixed instance in the records of Humberside Police. That's the thing about a hate incident, according to police guidelines, no evidence is required. If a thir…

EUROPEAN UNION: Lenka from Slovakia, Dragomir from Kazazhstan, Karen from Colombia and myself sychronised this jump for the camera next to the Rio de Klin statue and it was a one take jake, not after numerous attempts. HEAVENLY VIEW: This is the view from the top of Grapa Hill looking out onto the village of…