Writing can be a lonely business, whether you write for a living or are working on a student assignment. Working in the same space as others can be a fantastic motivator - and you can bounce ideas around or air...

As sportspeople geared up for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, a small group of sportspeople on the marooned ships in the Suez Canal held their very own Mini Olympic Games. Here is an extract from Stranded in the Six-Day War, with...