21 APRIL 2001, page 63

Marathon Of Indulgence

Simon Barnes I WILL not be running the London Marathon this year. That makes it the 21st London Marathon in a row that I have managed not to run; a 100 per cent record. It's not......

Q. Have You Any Suggestions For Dealing With The Annoying

and surely unhealthy practice of reading newspapers in the lavatory? Some of my office colleagues retire to the cubicle for an inordinate amount of time with the office......

Q. Having Entered My Early Fifties, I Have Come Up

against a new social problem. Conversation with some of the most glamorous men I know has become frustrating since, most having been Shooting Hoorays in their youth, a lot of......

Q. Can You Suggest A Novel Present For A Seven-year-old...

D.M.C.C., Notfolk A. No, I can suggest a traditional one. All you need is a length of wood, a length of rope and a drill to knock up your own swing. If your godchild's parents......