Father's Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother's Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time. The origins of the celebration are American and it was inspired by...
While fans of the fictional adventures of an English boy wizard are counting the days until the publication of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, a theme park inspired by Harry's adventures is to open in the United States. The Wizarding World o...
As summertime begins in Britain, people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat. People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough, especially people with children. Its a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. Even in the centre of...
A young British Formula One racing driver has made history by breaking records for the best ever debut for a newcomer to the F1 drivers championship. Lewis Hamilton is just 22 years old and has competed in only five F1 Grand Prix races, but is the on...
Most students in the UK leave school or sixth-form college at the age of 18 and go to study for three years in a University, but in recent years many students have chosen to take a one-year break between finishing school and starting university. This...
This years Eurovision Song Contest has been won by a singer from Serbia with a powerful ballad about an estranged lover. But it was a disappointing night for the UK, whose team tied with France in joint second-last place. The Eurovision Song Contest...
September is traditionally the end of summer and the beginning of autumn in the UK. It is also the month when children go back to school after their long summer holidays, but what do you actually know about British schools? There are two types of sch...
Two Chinese students, who are studying at British Universities, have been awarded prizes for being the best international students in their respective host countries. Psychology student Yusi Liu was crowned Welsh international student of the year whi...
Even though she lived more than 200 years ago, the famous English novelist Jane Austen has been in the news a lot recently. The only known portrait of Jane Austen is to be sold by auction in New York this week, and is expected to fetch between ￡200...
Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives, but can they also help change disruptive teenagers' behaviour? A unique TV experiment, Dog House, follows five unruly youngsters as the...
