Colin Randall

Are the teenagers of today really a bunch of moronic, monosyllabic idlers whose inarticulacy renders them unemployable?

In case you've missed the news reports, it's been snowing a lot in Europe.

A thoughtful colleague pointed me in the direction of the twin cities of Sault Ste Marie, which lie on either side of the United States and Canada border.

Proposal to build a massive Muslim girls' boarding school divides Lancashire town.

Some of the finest writing to be found in the better newspapers appears on the obituary pages.

The final My Word column of 2009 looks back, in alphabetical order, on what I hope has been a thought-provoking year of pedantry, whimsy and banter.

But when the eyes and ears are assaulted each day by the liberties taken with the language, it is reassuring to come across the simplest examples of correct usage.

Large areas of Britain are blanketed in snow, leading to chaos on the roads, school closures and cancelled flights.

At 66, France's Elvis, Johnny Hallyday, still has fans across the generations and if it is up to him, he won't be letting them down

Some grave miscarriages of justice have been corrected because reporters have taken the trouble to investigate inconsistencies in the evidence.

All people who care about words have their own bêtes noires. Indeed, some would call them pet hates and say one of their biggest was the use of French phrases when a perfectly good English alternative exists.

Large-scale immigration by Muslims has left some of the indigenous French searching for a meaning to nationality.

Everyone has dreams of an alternative career, but how many of us have actually pursued them?

Demand for Sharia judgments is increasing and scholars who administer it believe it will eventually be accepted within British law.