Why we call it autumn when Americans call it fall – and which word came first
Are we, or our relatives across the Atlantic using this word correctly? As you might have noticed, even though we speak the same language (at least on paper), our American counterparts seem to use the English language quite differently from how we speak here in the UK. These differences can be seen through writing and […]
3 weeks ago
British man charged for attempted murder of woman in France
She was left critically injured Following an attack that left a 60-year-old woman critically injured, a 49-year-old British man in Nice has been charged with attempted murder. As LBC reported, the alleged attack was said to have taken place just after midnight on Sunday in the French city, and it was thwarted by by one […]
2 months ago
Dozens of tourists including Brits hospitalised after swimming pool poisoning near Marbella
Holiday gone wrong A swimming pool malfunction at a hotel near Marbella left dozens of holidaymakers in hospital after a toxic gas leak sparked a major emergency. The incident happened at an unnamed hotel in Benahavís, where a fault in the pool’s chemical system exposed guests to dangerous fumes. Around 60 tourists, including British visitors, […]
3 months ago
Most iconic British TV locations have been revealed
Some classics here The most iconic British TV locations have been revealed – including EastEnders, Last of the Summer Wine’s Holmfirth, and Bergerac’s Jersey. The top 20 list also included Coronation Street, Peckham Estate from Only Fools and Horses, Doc Martin’s Port Issac, and Craggy Island which featured in the 1995 sitcom, Father Ted. Other […]
6 months ago
British 13-year-old boy stabbed to death in Portugal
The suspected perpetrator has also died A teenage British boy has been stabbed to death in Portugal, according to local reports. The boy has been identified as a British teenager by the local media in Portugal, while the police believe that the former partner of the boy’s mother was the perpetrator. The incident, which occurred […]
10 months ago
Die Hard is not a Christmas film, according to British public
Britons have revealed their favourite festive film instead British people seem to be of the same opinion as Macaulay Culkin, the star of the first two Home Alone films, in not considering Die Hard a Christmas film. In a survey with 2,000 participants by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), 44% of them did […]
11 months ago