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Online news outlets seem to full of stories of Boeing 787s having technical faults / turning back due to faults. This is silly. All aircraft types have faults, every day. There is no evidence that any particular, systemic fault with the 787 caused the Air India crash. Stop it.

My brilliant friend, Louise Tickle, is going to be running her wonderful writing course again next year on the Isle of Coll. “Writing to Challenge and Change Your World" is held in a castle on a stunning beach. Early bird discount for a limited period! louisetickle.co.uk/courses_louise…

My new phone case is making some big promises

A whole month in the Amazon top 100 for The Storyteller's Daughter. Someone pinch me please

This little fella likes our kitchen more than the garden. Like me, he obviously doesn't like the heat. How he ended up on the ceiling, on the opposite side to the door, I have no idea.

If you can think of why I chose today to complete my tax return, renew my car insurance and do my accounts, I'd be most grateful if you'd tell me... The hottest day of the year with no AC, FFS.

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I've just seen the UK govt 'shelter in place' advice for expats in Qatar. Thinking of everyone I know still out there - I know flights are being cancelled and re-routed and it must feel quite overwhelming.

Just seen a video of Iranian missiles being 'intercepted' over Doha. Is it real? Can anyone there right now confirm?

Thousands of British travellers booked on Qatar Airways flights face disruption following Monday's closure of airspace. A dozen flights between the UK and Doha on Tuesday have been grounded, on top of the diversions to airports such as Riyadh and Istanbul. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

It's the warmest week of the year so far, but I'm in my office listening to Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols because I'm writing a scene set on Christmas Eve in Victorian London. Just an average day in a writer's weird life...

..and that discharges thousands of children particularly at primary school age into a state system at breaking point. Not widgets, not inanimate objects - children. And because the government said there would be no impact, nothing has been done to ready for this

People are asking what the British equivalent of the American dream is. It is to own a little plot of Britain that you can call your own. To fill it with a family, a waggy-tailed dog and a sleepy cat. To be generally left alone there, in private, to emerge only when you want

I've just spotted that the UK paperback of The Storyteller's Daughter is currently discounted at just £9.99 on Amazon. Worth buying now if you have it on your wishlist or intend to give it as a present (it's usually £12.99.) amzn.to/3I3lhHR