English teacher reveals the VERY different slang words used in Britain, America and Australia – including ‘doona’ for duvet and ‘bottle-o’ for off-licence Lucy Bella Earl, from Hertfordshire, runs the ‘English with Lucy’ YouTube channel Shared video on the difference between British, American and Australian slang Includes words like ‘bottle-o’ and ‘ABC store’ for ‘off-licence’ in British … Read more
The English Riviera? It’s all the rage again now the Fawlty Towers image has been banished for good Simon Heptinstall visits Torbay in Devon and enjoys a stay at the Cary Arms hotel He also checks into Beacon House B&B with its elegant decor and stylish garden The area is fast becoming Britain’s seafood capital … Read more
An estimated 15 million leisure trips are expected to be made this weekend as restless Britons flock to parks and beaches in England to enjoy sunny weather on the first weekend since lockdown was eased. Nearly half of the journeys to be made by car will be no more than 10 miles long, while 11 … Read more
A road split between the border of England and Wales is observing two different states of lockdown, with one side sunbathing under Boris Johnson’s Stay Alert message and the other making sure they ‘Stay at Home’. Border towns are in the midst of confusion as English and Welsh government’s follow two different states of lockdown … Read more
A farmer who started the asparagus harvest with 50 British workers but now has just six left has blasted the Government as ‘deluded’ for not doing more to help. Seasonal workers from Romania were due to fly out to help UK farmers pick their asparagus crop this weekend, but had their flights cancelled when their … Read more
Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Mersey shadows Russian warship RFS Boiky as it sails through the English Channel HMS Mersey was scrambled to track Russian ship as it sailed through Channel Navy spokesman said vessels were ‘working to preserve UK’s maritime security’ Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as relations with Moscow have cooled By … Read more
Two qualified English nurses are forced to do farm work during the coronavirus epidemic because they can’t find jobs in Australia Jade O’Berg, 23, and Victoria Monk, 24, are qualified English pediatric nurses The pair have been unable to find a shift as a nurse due to coronavirus outbreak They say they’ve been looking for … Read more