On 19th May, all the Bretons in the world will celebrate "Gouel Erwan" (or St-Yew's day, i.e. Britanny's Day!), the equivalent to the Irish St Patrick's Day! Time to look back at what Brittany was in the...
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According to a recent survey, two out of three Britons have lied about what books they have read, with George Orwell's '1984' topping the 'literary fib list'. Organizers of the World Book Day conducted this survey...
created by Amy Judd | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 670 views | 38 recommendations | 25 comments
This would be a relativelymild storm for the northern US or Canada but for Londonit is very unusual and causesmajor problems. "Cars skidded, people slipped, trains stopped and hospitals turned back non-emergency...
Beleaguered British Expatriates resident along Spain’s Mediterranean Costa’s are digesting a series of thinly veiled threats and warnings recently issued by a variety of sources. Facing an increasingly bleak future, exasperated by the coldest winter in some forty years...
Our news media is full of stories about youing people drinking too much but the really big drinkers are the middle class over 45s. This group are most likely to drink 5 nights a week and at high levels. 10 million...
" In the poll of over a thousand adults, undertaken for Theos by ComRes, 34% of people agreed that the statement "Jesus was born to a virgin called Mary" was historically accurate. Only 32% considered it fictional. Women are more likely to...
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UK: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will collect data on sexual identity on all its major continuous surveys from January 2009. " Government pen-pushers will demand to know the bedroom habits...
Some reports seem to indicated that British citizens were involeved in the Mumbai attacks. However, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was to early to say Britons were involved. "But Indian Chief Minister...
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A yacht from Ireland was siezed this morning in a raid, and 700 million euros worth of cocain was found on board. The capture follows an investigation which was launched after one of the yachts in the smuggling ring overturned off the coast of Cork and dumped 62 bales of...
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The financial meltdown hits home hard on Ordinary Joe as unemployment rises with two million expected on the dole by Christmas.The first and hardest hit are the building industry, car manufacturing and transport...
British tourists are quickly becoming known as problem travelers, according to a lengthy feature in today's New York Times. Apparently they've gained a reputation for drunken tomfoolery at major resorts around...
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The victims in Wednesday's minibus crash in Limpopo, South Africa are confirmed to be relatives of actress Helena Bonham Carter."The accident happened at Thabazimbi in the Limpopo district of the country on Wednesday, the Foreign Office said. Two other family members injured...
This is the original headline: "573,639: The disturbing number of Britons with no criminal record but now registered on Labour’s DNA database". This figure includes 40,000 innocent children."Before 2001, the...
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We are always being urged to eat 5 fruit and veg portions per day to keep our mind and bodies healthy but some fruits are more difficult than others to eat when a quick snack is wanted. Oranges for instance are...