April at a glance

FOR the foreseeable future, we will all need to embrace the joy of home cooking: it’s a great time to the majority of ingredients for which may be found infor step-by-step recipes (). As many of us make the switch to home working, it’s also a good time to get to grips with new technology. If you don’t already know how, so that you can easily stay in touch with family and friends. and pass an evening watching cult classics: ; ; . However, is the best antidote to the seemingly endless cycle of difficult news. Celebrate the unstoppable arrival of spring by of can be grown indoors, no garden required (). House sparrows, starlings and blue tits are common London residents. iPhone and Android app that automatically recognises British birds by their song (). Fluent in birdsong? entirely: offers online language courses and live tutoring in 24 languages, and a free three-day trial (). Rediscover the art of pen and paper and in any language you like. Please follow Government advice before venturing outside to the postbox (). Finally, there’s never been a better time to unwanted books and pre-loved copies of to care homes and those in self-isolation; clothes to one of (