10 AUGUST 1974, page 13

Baby-bashing

John Linklater Ten years ago some 420 babies in Britain were deliberately and se' verely injured by their parents. Last year this figure had risen to the appalling total of......

Dog About Town

Michael Stourton A recent survey has indicated that the dog populations of London and other large cities are steadily in creasing. This is not only a clear warning to cats but......

The Transfiguration

Martin Sullivan Arnold Toynbee believes that the 'withdrawal and return' motif dominates the entire Gospel story, and he sees in the Transfiguration (a festival honoured by the......