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Common words and phrases you had no idea originally came from Scotland
Daily Record via Yahoo News UK· 2 hours ago...Mail' in this context is derived from the Old Norse word for agreement and was used to describe a...
How the accents you hear on Irish radio and TV ads have changed
RTÉ News· 2 days agoWe've gone from 1970s and 1980s ads spoken in 'posh' Received Pronunciation to today's Advanced...
‘Doo, fod plod and fingies’: Antarctic English speakers create unique vocabulary
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoAfter travelling to Antarctica in 2019, she recorded a number of terms that bear little relation to...
GoFundMe page for missing Jay Slater surpasses its £30,000 target
Daily Mail· 3 days agoPolice are currently searching for Jay in the Teno Nature Reserve, referred to as 'malpais' by...
Labour wants to make England the best place in the world to be a football fan – but there’s much...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoLegacies that they hope will encourage future generations to participate in sport and maintain...
"I'm no racist neo-Nazi," says Greater Manchester election candidate
Manchester Evening News via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoTo me ‘white supremacy’ would imply the revival of the British Empire, that would be a white supremacist attitude, wouldn’t it? Let’s...I don’t think any members of PA would ...
Empty beaches & tiny islands - Sun readers' fave underrated spots in SE England
The Sun· 4 days agoWhether it's a cold winter's day or blue skies in mid-summer, the stark landscape is always...
Jay Slater’s mum spends 8 hours in Tenerife police station amid fears for teen
The Sun· 4 days ago“The desolate landscapes around the island’s holiday hotspots are referred to as ‘malpais’ by locals...
All episodes of new crime-thriller series filmed in Somerset to hit BBC iPlayer soon
Somerset County Gazette via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoA new crime-thriller mystery series filmed in Axbridge, Somerset, is set to air on BBC Three, with...
IMF boss: ‘I had to buy a new house for all my jackets’
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoShortages were commonplace, and Georgieva recalls a time when she visited a store where only bottles...