The drawbridge is still down: English Heritage will keep the grounds of 19 castles, stately homes and places of interest open for walkers during lockdown English Heritage reveals what sites will stay open during third national lockdown Kenilworth Castle, and Walmer Castle and Longtown Castle will welcome visitors Londoners can visit trio of Eltham Palace, … Read more
Prince Harry has dropped the Queen’s English accent in favour of a more ‘slurring mid-Estuary’ twang in his new podcast with wife Meghan Markle, a British behaviour expert has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, today released their first Spotify podcast, calling on famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak … Read more
Prince Harry has dropped the Queen’s English accent in favour of a more ‘slurring mid-Estuary’ twang in his new podcast with wife Meghan Markle, a British behaviour expert has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, today released their first Spotify podcast, calling on famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak … Read more
Two US fighter jets narrowly missed a pair of gliders and had to take emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision over the English countryside, a report has revealed. The two F15s switched on ‘maximum afterburners’ and made an ‘aggressive climb’ to steer clear of the unidentified gliders which suddenly appeared 1,000ft ahead of them. … Read more
Another 314 people have died from Covid in English hospitals bringing total to 44,126, statistics show The figures are almost identical to those of last Saturday, when 315 people died However, they are up on yesterday’s tally of 275 coronavirus deaths in hospital All except 11, aged between 63 and 93, had known underlying health … Read more
An American bulldog cruelly abandoned outside an animal centre who only understood German has now been taught in English in a bid to find a new home. The ‘intelligent and ‘loving’ dog, fondly named Hector, was found tied to the gates of an RSPCA centre in Leeds with cigarette burns on his body on August … Read more
Eton College SACKS English master for producing lecture for older students that questioned the ‘current radical feminist orthodoxy’ Will Knowland taught English at £42,500-a-year Berkshire school for nine years Mr Knowland said he was dismissed over a lesson titled ‘The Patriarchy Paradox’ The class was for Perspectives module, where pupils critique subjects of debate It was made … Read more
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has been forced to apologise after he accused an English photographer of breaking coronavirus travel rules to take photos in the Highlands – even though he lives there. Ollie Taylor took to Twitter on November 22 to post a stunning photo of the Aurora Borealis at Caitness, in the north of … Read more
Up to SIXTY migrants arrive in Dover after being picked up on boats in the English Channel as number making journey this year nears 8,200 More than 8,000 men, women and children have crossed the Channel this year The number of crossings this year is four times higher than those seen in 2019 Today’s arrivals … Read more
How to speak to Welsh ‘peasants’: 180-year-old phrasebook to help English people talk to ‘peasantry during rambles through Wales’ and 1930s poster promoting ‘medicinal’ properties of wine is unearthed by archivists The guidebook, titled the Welsh Interpreter, was first printed in London in 1838 Offers range of Welsh language phrases claimed to be essential to … Read more