25 JANUARY 1992, page 41

New Life

The beginning of the end Zenga Longmore 'My wife left me for a vacuum cleaner.' open of lockless council flat doors. Here in my ground-floor Harlesden flat, even the most obtuse......

Low Life

Melting moments Jeffrey Bernard I cooked a portable radio last night. I had moved it from a chopping-board to make room to prepare a meal, placed it on top of the stove and......