Join the Heart Angels  for The Taste of Wickham, Sunday 14th September, 10am - 4pm, at The Square, Wickham Taste of Wickham is a celebration of everything that is brilliant about Wickham.  From fabulous eateries, to independent shopping, friendly services to great schools; Wickham really has it all. This 14th September, come and enjoy a taste of Wickham has to offer at our festival.  Enjoy shopping and eating at more than 45 stalls, comprising shops and businesses from The Square, their suppliers and other local producers.

We’re in the midst of – what can only be described as – a total scorcher right now... and linen dresses are the only thing that can save us. Things are heating up big time, and temperatures are set to soar even higher. Sure, the sunshine is great for our moods and for boosting that tan – but when it comes to making sartorial choices that allow you to look “put together” as you venture outside?

US newsChristina Taylor Green: a symbolic life tragically cut shortNine-year-old caught up in Gabrielle Giffords shooting had featured in a book collecting images of children born on 9/11There is a photograph on page 41 of Faces of Hope that, as the title of the book suggests, captures the spirit of optimism of the American people even when confronted by great tragedy. It is a grainy black and white picture of an infant girl, a ribbon round her hair, set against a background of peonies.

For five years, Beck Dorey-Stein was Barack Obama's "professional stalker," she says. "His creeper." As a former White House stenographer — a job she found on Craigslist of all places — Dorey-Stein was part of a team responsible for going anywhere the president went, recording his every public utterance and then transcribing it for posterity. "Especially whenever he spoke with press, he made sure, just like the previous presidents did, that there was a stenographer in the room so that there was no miscommunication or confusion about what exactly was said,"

ObituaryGiovanni LeoneA president dogged by scandal, a lawyer lavished with praiseGiovanni Leone, who has died aged 93, was president of Italy during the country's difficult terrorist years, but is now best remembered for his resignation, forced on him by his implication in a corruption scandal. Leone is the only Italian head of state to have left office in this traumatic manner, his fall coming more than 20 years before the decapitation of the country's political class for similar reasons.