Two University of York researchers have found evidence that the London Guildhall served as the cradle of English Literature in the late Middle Ages.

Likely Lads actor Rodney Bewes brings his one-man show On the Stage and Off to the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe, tomorrow as part of the North Devon Festival. Jerome K Jerome's first novel tells of the trials and tribulations of life as a Victorian actor.

I WAS business manager for Chaucer Clinic (Letters) which closed partly due to lack of Government funding, but mainly because of the refusal by the primary care trust (PCT) to co-operate with minimal clinical support. At the time of Chaucer's closure, its fees were just Pounds 450 a week.

By James Daley The Lloyd's of London insurer Wellington Underwriting revealed it had received an unofficial cash and shares offer from larger rival Catlin yesterday, sending its shares up 17 per cent to a five-year high.

By Stanley M. Aronson THE FORMAL PRACTICE of medicine touched the lives of remarkably few people in the Western Europe of the 14th Century. And, in the opinion of many, this was a good thing, since the profession had little of substantive value to offer.