Absolute MidnightA dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages, the third part of a quintet, richly illustrated by the author. The Abarat: A magical otherworld composed on an archipelago of twenty five islands one for each hour of the day, plus an island out of time. Candy Quackenbush, escaping her dull, dull life from the most boring place in our world, Chicken town, USA, finds that in the Abarat she has another existence entirely, one which links her to marvels and

But even the purest of intentions spurs revenge and the pursuit of power

Not forgetting recipes you can make with your kids from Happy Face Biscuits to Traffic Lights and Jammy Buns

a bio-mechanical robot has been stolen by goons

and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today

After throwing some hands like back in the old days

Whether you are new to baking and looking for simple

companies need agile

why volcanoes erupt and how far birds migrate

It's a shock that makes my breath catch

blind spots and institutionalised discrimination that set some children at a disadvantage

famous peoples' birthdays and a news-in-brief column

Re-assessing the official casualty figures Taylor Downing for the first time comes up with an accurate estimate of the total numbers who were taken out of action by psychological wounds