Are pollen levels down?

IS the pollen count lower this year as I don’t seem to be suffering as much from hay fever?

Around June I normally get horrendous hay fever and I think it is linked to the tree pollen.

It results in a runny nose, sore eyes and a dry throat. Although this year I don’t seem to have had those symptoms yet. But I don’t want to tempt fate.

Will Andy Murray this year become the first British tennis player since Fred Perry to win a singles grand slam?

His form since losing to Roger Federer in the Australian Open has been mixed, so the chances of him winning must be slighter than last year.

He lost in the last 16 at The French Open, but I think his best opportunity is at The US Open because that is his favourite tournament.

Meanwhile, one of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest films was shown last Tuesday afternoon on Channel 4. Although I missed it.

Psycho and The Birds may be more famous, but North by Northwest I think is more gripping.

First it has one of the most famous scenes in the film – the one where Cary Grant is being shot as from a crop-dusting plane.

And secondly it is action packed and has a cracking storyline with many twists and turns to boot.