This page is simply a list of links to 2018's news stories.
December 2018
Miniature fairy buildings spread magic on Isle of Man
Swedish art meets Manx "little people".
Delhi panic over toxic air ahead of Indian festival Diwali
Firecrackers worsen smelly Delhi air pollution.
Sabrina makers sued by Satanic Temple over statue
Netflix and Satanic Temple settle £38m lawsuit over Sabrina remake
Baphomet causes bother, more 1492 tradition.
Scotland’s first vegan kebab shop opens in Edinburgh
November 2018
Sabarimala: Protesters block women from entering Hindu shrine
Sabarimala: The Indian god who bars women from his temple
Sabarimala: Over 2,000 arrested for blocking women from temple
I told you this one wasn't going away.
New York witches place hex on Brett Kavanaugh
. . . and a Catholic priest and exorcist says prayers for him.
Montreal museum partners with doctors to 'prescribe' art
after last months Shetland GPs prescribing 'nature'.
Canada's last witch trials: Women accused of fake witchcraft
Evidently only real witchcraft is permissible.
Halloween 2018: Meet the UK's real-life witches
See, real witches. None of your Canadian fakes.
Witches in the age of the Me Too movement
Persecution. Gender based ?
Samhain and Day of the Dead in pictures
In pictures: Edinburgh's Samhain Fire festival
In pictures: Day of the Dead celebrations
In Mexico and the USA.
October 2018
Cottingley Fairies photographs make £20,000 at auction
No, they didn't shred themselves. Their critics did that.
'Nature' being prescribed by GPs in Shetland
to tackle a range of conditions such as high blood pressure and anxiety.
Sabarimala: Protesters block women from entering Hindu shrine
Sabarimala: The Indian god who bars women from his temple
This one isn't going away in a hurry.
New York witches place hex on Brett Kavanaugh
Who judges the judges ?
September 2018
Theft as a 'spiritual lifestyle experience'
Trial set for November.
“Ghostly apparition” caught on camera at Monikie Country Park
Okay, which of you lot was it ? Oh, publicity stunt you say.
Sabarimala temple: India's top court revokes ban on women
That's not the end of it.
Three in five British adults say miracles are possible
Perhaps they should have asked more than five people ?
August 2018
Cathedral defends screening The Wicker Man
Punters complain . . . again ! This time about the classic film The Wicker Man.
Goddess image on beer label angers Hindu activists
Wytchwood brewery trembles at possible pagan legal action.
Temple gets stunning paint job (shame it might be illegal)
Lots of photos of a brightly painted Hindu temple complex.
July 2018
June 2018
the people who donate their bodies to science
Scottish basic burial costs go up by 75% in eight years
Someone is going to have to pay.
Five religious orders with unusual habits
Things to do when not be religious.
The tarot revival thanks to Brexit, Trump and Dior
Well, there's four things that didn't expect to end up in the same sentence.
Children accused of witchcraft in Nigeria. A modern witch hunt.
Everything you need to know about the summer solstice
Summer solstice: Thousands gather at Stonehenge for longest day
In pictures: Summer and winter solstice celebrations
May 2018
Edinburgh's Beltane Fire festival
University moves with the times to bless ancient faith
This article is copied below just in case there is a problem with the link.
Ramadan: Six common misconceptions debunked
How others celebrate.
Death in data: What happens at the end of life?
Sounds better than Statistics is Fun!
April 2018
More than half your body is not human
Invasion of the body snatchers? Er, no, not really.
The 'good witch' who wrote Japanese classic Kiki's Delivery Service
A profile of the author.
‘Satanism became my life’ - Meet the devil worshipper turned 'hipster' vicar
Some people make the strangest decisions.
Exorcism: Vatican course opens doors to 250 priests
At least some traditional pastimes are still popular.
March 2018
More evidence essential oils 'make male breasts develop'
Sometimes you really miss Alan. Sometimes.
February 2018
It probably took less time to build it.
Malaysia wishes wrong New Year with a barking rooster
Religious bigotry and unclean animals. It could have been worse. Maybe.
Sacred Tibetan monastery in Lhasa hit by fire
Little in the way of news due to restrictions by the Chinese authorities.
Iceland's mooted circumcision ban sparks religious outrage
An outbreak of peace and co-operation between Muslims and Jews !!!
Indians who 'abused witches' arrested by police
Police interrupt witch hunt.
Body parts of endangered birds were found after Inverness police raid
Closer to home.
India temple stirs controversy for 'piercing' children's bodies
A traditional ritual where no-one seems to remember the tradition.
January 2018
Black Death 'spread by humans not rats'
Which could knock holes in a few theories.