We all know the old as time phrase, dear diary… but do we know how popular diaries still are today? In 2017, a whopping £43.3… Read More »Mental health, bad dreams and old age: why diaries are making a comeback.
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Hannah Workman, 22, Mental health Recovery Advocate
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by Riccardo Trono “We share a vast range of values with the UK and a communitarian feeling”, says Tonio Tondo, columnist of the Italian daily… Read More »“We don’t want this to end”: businesses in southern Italy hope Brexit will not halt British tourism and connections