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Five common English words we don’t know the origins of – including ‘boy’ and ‘dog’
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoMS 10 E IV f.311v / The British Library 3. Girl Since the 14th century, gyrle was a word used to...
Emma Raducanu issues six-word response to Judy Murray after Wimbledon withdrawal
Daily Express· 9 hours agoThe online furore only increased the pressure on the world No.135 as he took to Centre Court against...
Tilda Swinton 'slapped friend who called her English'
BANG Showbiz via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoTilda Swinton has confessed she once slapped an American friend who called her "English" - declaring...
Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke trolled over 'polo neck trousers' at British GP
The Sun· 10 hours agoAnd motorsport lovers joked that the Italian team needed help from the English actress - famed for...
Right on Q – Paul Clements on a capital letter
The Irish Times· 6 days agoOne hundred and fifty years ago the now familiar Qwerty keyboard was patented by the American politician and inventor Christopher Sholes. Effectively a...
How has the spelling bee become cool?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoLET’S UNPACK THAT: How the American Revolution led to formal spelling contests – and the spelling bee started a revolution of its own, one that even AI...
Liverpool has always gone its own way but one change could mean it no longer has to
Liverpool Echo via Yahoo News UK· 14 hours agoIt is important Labour keep their word - and we will push them on that - but having a government...
Starmer sets his sights on Scotland
BBC News· 6 hours agoLabour are already talking about repeating their electoral success at the Holyrood elections, James Cook writes.
How to get Champagne quality at Prosecco prices
Daily Mail· 2 days agoCrémant, like ...must undergo a second fermentation (usually for nine months – less than Champagne) in its bottle ‘on lees’ (meaning in contact with dead...
Tom Collins: Whatever the general election result, we are hitched to a sinking ship
The Irish News· 6 days ago“Change” is Keir Starmer’s cry. ‘More of the same’ is what we will get. For the past 14 years, the ...