... a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a […]

In vs On Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː If you're in the water you're in trouble.If you're on the water you're in trouble.It's just not allowed.

62-year-old Lluis Colet broke the world record for the longest speech. He spoke for 124 hours, which is five straight days and four nights to set the record in the southern French town of Perpignan. His subjects included Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Catalan culture amongst other things.

Travelling Light Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː Travelling Light means travelling without much luggage or to take very few things with you when you go on a trip. If you look at the top left of this picture you'll see a seagull, who's not just travelling light, but he's travelling in the light too.

According to the annual census of secondary schools, compiled by the Centre for Information on Languages Teaching, Spanish has replaced German as the second most popular language learnt in schools. The number of state schools in the UK offering Mandarin as an option has more than trebled in the past two years from one in […]