"Rend your cheeks and rub ashes into your hair," said The Spectator, for the semicolon, that "most elegant, elusive of punctuation marks", is all but dead. Use of the semicolon (in lists ...

“Our findings reveal that the semicolon is an ‘endangered’ punctuation mark - abandoned by many British writers who might have been expected to showcase its value, and often misunderstood by ...

“Our findings reveal that the semicolon is an ‘endangered’ punctuation mark - abandoned by many British writers who might have been expected to showcase its value, and often misunderstood by younger ...

Why is punctuation important? Writing without punctuation is like living life without breaks and pauses. A small mark with ...

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA) Nearly 70 per cent of British ...

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are still on cloud nine, living in their baby bubble with adorable daughter Palma. The stars have the most incredible Essex mansion to raise her in, and its latest ...

The cyberattack at Marks & Spencer took us all by surprise when it made headlines over Easter. Nearly a month on, the high street favourite is still working to resolve the issue - online sales remain ...